"Bariatric surgery is known to be the most effective and long lasting treatment for morbid obesity and many related conditions, but now mounting evidence suggests it may be among the most effective treatments for metabolic diseases and conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea."Crap.
Weight loss is "the most effective treatment for metabolic diseases and conditions including type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea."
"'Surgery for severe obesity goes way beyond weight loss. This surgery results in the complete remission or significant improvement of type 2 diabetes and other life-threatening diseases in most patients. The Society's new name and mission reflects this expanded and evolving view of surgery,' said Kelvin Higa, MD, clinical professor of surgery, UCSF- Fresno and president of the newly named American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). 'People generally don't think of surgery as a treatment for diabetes or high blood pressure, but it is, and we expect metabolic surgery to play an ever increasing role in managing these diseases.'"So now, these folks are assuming aliases.
Perhaps this is in keeping with the techniques used by such notables as terrorists and criminals to cover their tracks.
You decide.
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Dear Dr. Michael,
Your remarks about weight loss remind me of a discussion my wife and I had several weeks ago re: obesity in the observant Jewish community within which there is, it seems to me, entirely too much eating going on coupled with a more sedentary than not life style where "learning" effectively
displaces exercise. In my shul
after davening on Shabbat morning, we have a kiddush some of which are rather lavish. By that time of the late morning ... around 11:30 a.m., folks are already rather hungry. What makes this become problematic is that many leave the shul, go home or to a frined's house and sit down to another meal. Now talk about bellies hanging over belt buckles!
And what really annoys me is the failure of rabbonim to address this issue, but I suppose it's rather awkward when many are themselves overweight.
It's not unlike my internist whom I really do not see anymore for a variety of reasons, one of which is that he is dreadfully overweight.
Nothing like setting the proper example for your patients!
Sincerely,
Alan D. Busch
Dear Mr, Busch,
Again, thank you for visiting Fitness Watch and commenting.
As an FYI, I have tried diligently to get leaders in the "faith" communities to allow me an opportunity to speak to them, their organizations and/or their congregations.
No luck.
If you are of the opinion that the example I set is the proper one for my patients, please accept my thanks.
If you mean that for a physician to be dreadfully overweight is "Nothing like setting the proper example for your patients," I could not be in more agreement
Warm regards,
Michael Applebaum, MD, JD, FCLM
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