Can Eating Fruits & Vegetables Make Me Lose Weight?
Wondering if fruits and vegetables are good for weight loss? You're not alone. Many people believe that eating more fruits [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-05-20T16:18:43+00:00August 30th, 2022|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: calories, CDC, diet, fat, foods, fruits, healthy, intake, liquids, medical, portions, vegetables, water, weight loss|0 Comments
Wondering if fruits and vegetables are good for weight loss? You're not alone. Many people believe that eating more fruits [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2026-06-23T20:45:21+00:00December 18th, 2020|Categories: News & Trends|Tags: adipose tissue, antibody, body mass index, CDC, center for disease control, coronavirus, covid-19, fat, fda approved, ghrelin, hospitalization, ICU, immune system, insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity, intubation, leptin, obesity, obesity related health issues, pandemic, pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, ventilator, virus, who, world health organization|0 Comments
Being overweight is a chronic disease that affects over 55% of the adult population, making obesity an international epidemic. Identified [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-09-06T07:50:59+00:00February 12th, 2018|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Case Studies|Tags: adiposity, bariatric surgery, body fat percentage, body mass index bmi, cardiometabolic, energy homeostasis, fat, health benefits, insulin, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, morbid obesity, obesity, obesity treatment, plasticity, roux-en-y, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Visceral fat, vsg, vsg weight loss, WAT, weight loss, weight loss surgery|0 Comments
Obesity alters fat cells or adipose tissues, causing them to not function well and leading to chronic inflammation: insensitivity to [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2026-09-16T22:52:38+00:00October 5th, 2017|Categories: Case Studies|Tags: adiposity, alcoholism, cannabis, dangers, e-cigarettes, fat, fatest country, is fast food healthy, obesity facts, obesity rates, obesity statistics, risks, sedentary, severe obesity, smoking, unhealthy, why to stop smoking|2 Comments
According to the WHO, worldwide obesity has nearly tripled since 1975. The numbers reflected in [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-01-08T15:15:09+00:00August 8th, 2017|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Diet & Nutrition|Tags: bariatric surgery, dumping syndrome, fat, Fibromyalgia, food allergy, Lactaid, lactase, lactose, lactose intolerance, nutrition, secondary lactose intolerance, sugar|0 Comments
While not a common side effect, it is possible for patients to become Lactose Intolerant (LI) after bariatric surgery. Lactose [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2025-04-23T15:58:09+00:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle|Tags: depression, fat, help, overweight|0 Comments
Do You Have a Poor Body Image? Body image can be greatly distorted from internal elements such as mood, emotions, [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2024-10-24T17:34:50+00:00October 3rd, 2016|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: bariatric post-op, carbohydrates, fat, healthy, healthy diets, healthy fats, healthy meals, high protein diet, macronutrients, macros, protein, resources, weight loss options|0 Comments
Gastric sleeve surgery (VSG) is a powerful tool to cure obesity and its related health issues. However, the key to [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2021-06-26T00:24:49+00:00May 27th, 2016|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: after, aid, calories, carbohydrates, cash, cheap, comparison, Cost, coverage, credit, diet, dietician, drink, drinking, eat, eating, expenses, fat, financing, foods, help, intake, liquids, money, out of pocket, payments, portions, protein, resources, smoking, solids, sugar, tea, timeline, water|0 Comments
Ingredients: 3/4 c. Fair Life Milk 1 TBSP vanilla 1 TBSP Natural Almond Butter 1/8 cup Chia seeds 1 TBSP [...]