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The primary goal of any overweight or obese invidiual who chooses to undergo bariatric surgery is to lose weight. Any medical weight loss procedures, such as gastric bypass surgery, serves as a catalyst to weight loss for people who have

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Obesity has become an epidemic in the United States as the number of adults and children classified as obese continue to rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than one out of every three Americans

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If you’ve been battling weight gain, you’re not alone. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than one-third of adults in the U.S. have obesity. That extra weight can cause other health conditions, such as heart disease,

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Did you know dehydration is the leading cause of hospital readmission after bariatric surgery? Some bariatric practices report as many as 37 percent of their patients are readmitted to the hospital due to dehydration after bariatric surgery. These statistics —

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There are countless benefits to losing weight, from improving weight related health conditions, to simply fitting into your clothes better. But loose, excess skin is after rapid weight loss is also a reality for many bariatric patients. Unlike weight loss

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You may have heard that a slow metabolism is linked to weight gain, but is weight loss truly dependent on metabolism? If you’ve been looking for the secret to how to burn calories, is revving up your metabolism the answer?

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Every year, weight loss (along with eating healthier and exercising more) ranks among the most common New Year’s Resolutions. But actually losing weight can be a challenge, as life gets in the way. Weight loss doesn’t happen overnight, but making

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Calories are typically the focus of any weight loss diet, but just how many calories do you need to lose weight? And is a weight loss diet really as simple as cutting calories? The standard rule of thumb is that

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Low-carb diets are trending in recent years, thanks to the ketogenic (“keto”) diet, though they have been popular for decades. Eating a low-carb diet may help you lose body fat more quickly than other diets, at least in the short

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Diabetes rates have skyrocketed in the United States in the last two decades. At least twice as many Americans have diabetes today as did in the late 1990s when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first started tracking cases

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