To be successful on any eating plan, with any lifestyle— you have to stick with it. That can feel like an uphill battle if you become bored or start to feel like your food choices are limited. Variety is the spice of life, you know. It’s a cliché, but when it comes to eating, it’s [...]
Introducing…The Obesity Medicine Specialist: Who are they and what do they do? Obesity is at an all time high. Its effects are wide spread across our nation and the world. The costs of obesity are staggering. It truly is a problem that requires all of our attention. Management of obesity is tailored to a patient’s [...]
Dr. Jennifer Seger, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Obesity Medicine Specialists (OMS) are physicians who are licensed and board certified in a number of medical fields, most commonly family [...]
The ASMBS Foundation is exhibiting at Obesity Week this November, at booth #1135. We invite you to stop by and learn more about the Walk from Obesity and the many different ways you can get involved. Attendees who apply for more information at our booth will receive an exclusive Walk from Obesity lapel pin! Be [...]
There are only seven fall Walk from Obesity events left for the year. Please register for one of these events today and still be eligible for all four of our fundraiser incentive prizes. Remaining Fall 2014 Walks: Annapolis, MD - 10/11/2014 Carrolton/Dallas, TX - 10/11/2014 Grand Junction, CO - 10/11/2014 Greenville, NC - 10/11/2014 Honolulu, HI - 10/26/2014 Pasadena/Houston, [...]
The Walk from Obesity Personal Campaign Program was designed to give individuals that do not have a Walk from Obesity in their area the opportunity to take steps and help raise awareness and funds for our cause. A personal campaign can include: Your personal weight loss journey Celebration of success for weight loss or another personal goal Commemorative campaign [...]
I was going to do a list of ten great foods, but the tenth would just be the very obvious, but no less important, skinless chicken breast… you just can’t say anything bad about a perfect and perfectly lean protein! With this short list of wonderful healthy naturally “Low-Carb” fresh foods nobody can ever tell [...]
If you’d like to get a cardiovascular effect from your strength workouts, mix in some moderate to high intensity cardio bouts between your strength sets or circuits. In addition to the cardio bouts intermixed within your workout, you’ll perform each strength workout with minimal rest (i.e. no more than 10 seconds) between exercises. This style [...]
Dr. Scott Kahan, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answers questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. What unique skill set can the obesity medicine physician bring to the bariatric surgical setting? Obesity medicine physicians have a unique and multidisciplinary skill set tailored to the treatment of patients with obesity, and we are [...]
Clinically severe, or morbid obesity has become an epidemic in our country and in several nations around the world. Obesity is a measured by body mass index; a formula of your height to weight. It is a genetically based, behaviorally and environmentally influenced, chronic and progressive disease of fat storage that is linked to numerous [...]
