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What dietitians have that nutritionists don't
Nutrition is a crucial aspect of the bariatric journey and we don't leave it up to just anyone. Meet Kim Riley, RD, from our bariatric team. In this video, she explains some important differences between being a dietitian vs. a nutritionist.
Southwest FL Metabolc & Bariatric Surgery Treat Medical Disease
Bariatric surgery can help you lose weight for a lifetime. But did you know it can also significantly improve your health and help prevent serious illness and disease?
Bariatric Surgery: How to Create Your Forever Healthy Lifestyle
QUALIFICATION FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY
BMI ≥ 40, or more than 100 pounds overweight
OR
BMI ≥ 35 and at least one or more obesity-related co-morbiditiesThis may include type II diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and other respiratory disorders, non- alcoholic fatty liver disease, osteoarthritis, lipid abnormalities, gastrointestinal disorders, or heart disease
OR
Inability to achieve a healthy weight loss sustained for a period of time with prior weight loss effortsObesity is more prevalent in people with type 1 diabetes than previously thought
Source: Medical Xpress
People with type 1 diabetes should be screened regularly for obesity and chronic kidney disease, according to a study published in the Endocrine Society'sThe Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
When it comes to obesity, the problem isn't an excess of fat but its loss of function, researchers argue
Source: Medical Xpress
Obesity is known to cause cardiometabolic diseases like hypertension and diabetes but attributing these diseases to merely an overabundance of fat is a simplification. On a basic level, fat acts as a receptacle to store energy, but upon a closer look it is an essential actor in vital bodily processes like the immune response, the regulation of insulin sensitivity, and maintenance of body temperature.