Do Fat Burners Work?
In today’s world, we are used to getting everything quickly. So why should weight loss be any different? Culture is [...]
By MBC Nutrition|2024-11-19T17:16:47+00:00June 8th, 2023|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: caffeine, dehydration, diet pills, diuretic, exercise, healthy diets, healthy eating, heart attack, high blood pressure, improve sleep, liver disease, metabolism, nausea, stroke, trouble sleeping, weight loss, weight loss injection, weight loss injection shots|2 Comments
In today’s world, we are used to getting everything quickly. So why should weight loss be any different? Culture is [...]
By MBC Nutrition|2026-06-23T20:34:23+00:00December 2nd, 2022|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: diet, eating a high protein, health benefits, high protein diet, lean protein, metabolism, nutrition, protein, protein powder, protein shakes|0 Comments
Protein intake is vital after bariatric surgery. A limited stomach capacity requires eating protein first and fulfilling your daily [...]
By MBC Editor|2026-03-17T18:10:22+00:00May 6th, 2021|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Post-Op Resources|Tags: best foods for gastric sleeve, break a stall, exercise, hit a stall, home exercises, how to break a stall after gastric sleeve, metabolism, not losing weight after gastric sleeve, set point theory, stopped losing weight, TDEE, Total Daily Energy Expenditure, weight loss diet, weight loss goals, weight loss plateau|6 Comments
Annoying long periods of plateaus followed by rapid drops are expected after sleeve gastrectomy. Essentially your body and your metabolic [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2026-10-05T22:50:49+00:00November 5th, 2020|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Diet & Nutrition|Tags: body thermostat, digestive tract, endocrine, ghrelin, gut bacteria, gut health, Gut hormones, gut microbiome, hormonal balance, hunger hormones, leptin, metabolism, peptides, satiety, satiety hormones, set point theory, small intestine, weight gain|0 Comments
Obesity is a metabolic disorder stemming from appetite-regulating gut peptides. After trying medications, as well as diets and exercise plans, [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-04-21T21:07:33+00:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Diet & Nutrition|Tags: biological blueprint, Gut hormones, metabolic reset, metabolic system, Metabolic thermostat, metabolism, obesity facts, obesity issues, obesity problems, overfed, overweight, Pharmacotherapy, set point theory, why bariatric surgery|0 Comments
Your body works in ways you won’t believe, and you should understand how it works before you lose weight successfully. [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2025-11-24T17:33:39+00:00January 9th, 2018|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Diet & Nutrition|Tags: eating healthy, exercise, gastric sleeve fails, gastric sleeve failure, goals, healthy lifestyle, lifestyle, lose weight, metabolism, sleep, weight loss goals|0 Comments
There are many factors that impact how fast you lose weight. It is a complicated process - with hundreds, if [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2022-11-28T23:58:19+00:00June 22nd, 2017|Categories: Bariatric Lifestyle, Post-Op Resources, Pre-Op Resources|Tags: bariatric surgery, medical advice, metabolism, nicotine, smoking, tobacco, unhealthy, weight gain, weight loss, why to stop smoking|1 Comment
Smoker Lungs vs Normal Healthy Lungs Smoking is a leading cause of preventable deaths. Smoking and obesity are [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2023-02-21T01:25:58+00:00February 16th, 2017|Categories: News & Trends|Tags: adiposity, appetite, body fat percentage, brain, calibrate, hunger hormones, metabolic system, Metabolic thermostat, metabolism, neurohormonal axis, overweight, set point theory|0 Comments
All people have a "set point" weight, and just as we do not have control over our eye color, hair [...]