Monthly Archives: April 2009

April 28, 2009

Bariatric Advantage Announces New Lemon Calcium Citrate Chews

Bariatric Advantage just announced that they will begin selling a new flavor of their ever so popular calcium chews. The new flavor is Lemon! They are sugar-free and only have 15 calories per chew – far below the levels previously … Continue reading →

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April 24, 2009

Weight-Loss Surgery Works Even For Moderately Obese

Surgeons once recommended weight-loss surgery only for severely obese patients who failed to drop pounds with conventional weight-loss methods, but a review now finds that bariatric surgery helps the moderately obese lose more weight, too. Continue reading →

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April 16, 2009

How Blood Sugar Levels Affect Weight Loss

By Janean Hall, Director Patient Education When we eat, our body converts digestible carbohydrates into blood sugar (glucose), our main source of energy. Our blood sugar level can affect how hungry and how energetic we feel, both important factors when … Continue reading →

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April 14, 2009

DON’T LET ALCOHOL CRAMP YOUR WORKOUTS

By Janean G. Hall Alcohol is a diuretic, forcing the body to lose more fluid than the drinks even contain, potentially leading to dehydration. “Muscle cells contain more water than any other cells in the body,” said Andy Fry, assistant … Continue reading →

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April 10, 2009

Weight-loss surgery worthwhile for diabetes

As a strategy for treating type 2 diabetes in obese individuals, gastric surgery to induce weight loss is effective and worth the cost, investigators in Melbourne, Australia, report. Continue reading →

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April 9, 2009

“Program Fees are Unethical!”

By Colleen M. Cook Well, now we have your attention, don’t we? That was just one of the comments BSCI received in our nationwide survey on bariatric program fees. Who’s charging them, how much, and what are they being used … Continue reading →

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