Simple Steps to Success: Carb-proof your pantry. Read food labels carefully. Shop the outer isles of the grocery store. Choose fresh fish, meat, poultry and produce. So you’re ready to make one of the most important decisions of your life: to change the way you look at food and to change your eating habits. For [...]
If you have an injury such as an arthritic shoulder, low back pain, knee pain, or some other physical or medical limitation; do not stop being physically active or engaging in regular exercise. The key is understanding how to work around your limitations; once you understand how, exercise can be one of your biggest advocates [...]
Part two of and interview with Dr. Debra Ravasia, an American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) Diplomate, answering questions regarding the importance of an obesity medicine physician. View part one Have you had the experience of working with a bariatric surgeon? Not in a formal multidisciplinary surgical bariatric practice. I have had the experience of [...]
This article was originally posted on the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) blog. We enjoy and look forward to the fun times in our lives – parties, celebrations, family gatherings, holidays, vacations, restaurant eating and so on. We need these times! If our lives were all work and no play, we’d feel bored and we’d [...]
We are proud to announce our 2015 Fall ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity locations. Here are some ways that you can get involved with an event: Register to Participate and Fundraise: To register for an event, simply choose the city you wish to participate in from our list of locations. Once you reach the online [...]
The financial success of the ASMBS Foundation’s Walk from Obesity is dependent on the success of the individual fundraiser. We encourage all of our participants to be fundraisers and reach a minimum goal of at least $100. This will help to ensure we may continue to bring this important awareness event to communities across the [...]
It’s time once again to dust off and fire up those grills. Besides being fun, most everything you can put on a grill is naturally low carb, high in protein, and good for you! And whenever I grill it’s pretty much guaranteed to be an impromptu party on the patio! To Grill or What to [...]
Do you think you need to go to a gym to get a good workout? Do you struggle with getting in your car and actually driving to the gym or maybe you’re just too tired after work and you don’t feel like making an extra stop. Guess what, you don’t need to go to a [...]
Dr. Debra Ravasia, 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? The obesity medicine physician is uniquely positioned to care for bariatric surgery patients. Her/his skill set typically includes: Understanding the Disease [...]
Research has shown that for morbidly obese individuals, sustainable weight loss is very difficult and usually impossible to achieve through traditional diet and exercise methods. This is something that is often difficult for the other family members & friends to understand if they do not have the same struggle with excess weight. If you are [...]