Obesity Focus

Food Fight | Obesity, Food Addiction, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Charles Ihrig, Athena Consulting and Psychological Services, Overeating, Bariatric Support Group
Food Fight

Addressing Addiction in the Obesity Battle

For those with a significant amount of weight to lose, surgical options are a viable … and effective … weapon in the battle against obesity. Clinicians, however, are quick to add that it is simply one part of the armamentarium required to win the war...
CINDY SANDERS

Experience and Expertise  | Obesity, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, Pam Davis, Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity
Experience and Expertise
When Pam Davis, RN, CBN walks into a room of bariatric surgery candidates, she not only shares her expertise as a certified bariatric nurse and the program director for the Centennial Center for the Treatment of Obesity, but she also shares...
CINDY SANDERS

Saint Thomas Heart Announces New Season of Healthy Cooking Classes  | Obesity, Overweight, Saint Thomas Heart’s Heart Healthy Cooking School, Recipes, Low-Fat Cooking, Chef Julian Osmond, Kitty Fawaz
Saint Thomas Heart Announces New Season of Healthy Cooking Classes

What is good for the heart is also good for the stomach … and thighs … and that annoying back fat.

Recently, Saint Thomas Heart, the cardiac division of Saint Thomas Health, announced the 2012 Winter/Spring schedule for its wildly popular Heart Healthy Cooking School,...

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Ditching the “D” Word | American Dietetic Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Weight Control, Weight Loss, Obesity, Healthy Eating, Lona Sandon, Melissa Joy Dobbins, Registered Dietitian
Ditching the “D” Word
Nutritionists stress healthy eating for weight loss rather than dieting

 

It fits all the criteria for a “four-letter” word. The very name conjures up unpleasant feelings, and it’s not something you typically talk about in polite society...
CINDY SANDERS