Recipe provided by OWLS patient, Heather! Check out her success story here! Serving size ½ pizza Ingredients: 1 piece of whole grain flat bread (“Flat Out has a total of 6g net carbs) 1/3 cup mozzarella cheese 1 small roma tomato chopped 1/3 avacado diced 3 strips turkey bacon lightly cooked and chopped Optional:…
According to a recent study, patients who receive care from large, hospital-owned physician practices can expect to pay anywhere from 10.3% – 19.8% more than they would pay for the same care at a physician-owned practice. Practices owned by multihospital systems have the highest costs according to the article “JAMA” by James C. Robinson (PhD)…
Obesity is on its way to replacing tobacco as the number one preventable cause of cancer, according to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). This alarming prediction has spurred the ASCO to create a position statement on obesity’s impact on cancer. Several links have been discovered connecting excess weight with the development of cancer….
People eat for a variety of reasons. For some, food is just a regular part of everyday life that’s used to satisfy hunger and it has no control over who they are or what they do. For others, food can be used as a coping mechanism or as a way to deal with the fluctuating…
The results of a new study are encouraging for those who have had, or are considering, weight loss surgery. An analysis of more than 160,000 surgery patients shows that at 5-year follow-up, three commonly performed bariatric procedures lead to substantial and durable weight loss with a low risk of death. As observed in previous studies,…
After a long day, it’s easy to feel lazy. You may not feel like moving or doing anything. But if you are regularly inactive, you are increasing your risk for gaining unwanted weight. In fact, a new study suggests that the rate of inactive Americans has increased greatly, and this can be a huge…
Weight loss surgery helps reduce many health risks, including heart ailments and diabetes. It may also reduce the risk for certain cancers, according to findings from Brazilian researchers. The team of Brazilian researchers grouped the results of 13 studies of more than 54,000 people, looking at cancer rates after weight loss surgery. What they found…
Bariatric surgery benefits many aspects of our lives. Since weight loss is the primary goal and result, carrying less weight on your frame will relieve pain in your joints. Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common ailment of people who struggle with obesity. Associated symptoms, such as joint stiffness and pain may be positively impacted after gastric…
We live in the information age, but unfortunately a lot of that is misinformation. Sometimes those myths are just misinformation being perpetuated, and sometimes they are old scientific beliefs that have since been proven wrong. It’s challenging enough to lose weight, so make sure you know the facts about obesity to avoid making it any…