Lessons Learned
“That is depressing!” said a newer patient in one of our weight management classes the other night. She was responding to something that had just been said by another classmate, “This [healthy...
View Article…But She Gained All Her Weight Back!
On, Tuesday October 8, Alegent Creighton Weight Management sponsored a ‘Weight of the Nation’ event for the community where we showed a portion of HBO’s extremely well-done documentary, The Weight of...
View ArticleIs the BMI Chart Actually Accurate?
One of the first pieces of literature a patient receives when walking into our Weight Management department is a BMI (body mass index) chart. Over the years I have observed hundreds of patients and...
View ArticleThe Newest Weight-Loss Drug: Does it Really Work?
Last month the FDA approved another drug for weight loss, known as Contrave, made by Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. Because of the many hopes that are raised when these products are approved, I couldn’t...
View ArticleAvoiding the Scale is Avoiding Reality
Not long ago I had a heart-to-heart conversation with a friend of mine, we’ll call him “Joe,” who desperately wants to lose weight. He called me to ask for help. After he told me his journey of trying...
View ArticleWorld-Class Weight Loss
The results of the always anticipated and respected U.S. News & World Report Diet Rankings are in. A program offered by CHI Health Weight Management and created by HMR Weight Management Services...
View ArticleIs Obesity Reversible?
Last month The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, a respected medical journal, published “Treating obesity seriously: when recommendations for lifestyle change confront biological adaptations.” This...
View ArticleHerbal Supplements Missing Named Ingredients
Ok, so I don’t know how I missed this, but in February the New York State Attorney General’s office issued cease-and-desist letters to Target, GNC, Walmart and Walgreens for allegedly selling their...
View ArticleWhy a Major Soda Company is Dropping Aspartame
I might be kicking a hornet’s nest here, but given the ever-growing aspartame controversy, the scientific facts are becoming more and more difficult to discern. Aspartame (commonly marketed as...
View ArticleTrans Fats to Disappear from American Foods
“…not generally recognized as safe…for any use in food.” This is what the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had to say about the consumption of trans fats less than two years ago. The FDA has now...
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