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alli - Friend or Foe?
By Holly F. Lofton, MD
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
LAP-BAND® FAQs: Questions Most Commonly Asked by Patients
By Dorothy Roedel Ferraro, MS, CS, ANP
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
Choosing a Surgeon, Choosing a Program - What to Ask
By Pam Davis, RN, CCM
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
Magic Pills: The Marketing of Dietary Supplements for Weight-loss
By Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
Childhood Obesity: Causes and Considerations
By
Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
Weight-Loss Surgery Treatment Options
By Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, Melissa Davis, RN MSN, APRN,BC, NP-C, CNS,
Lloyd Stegemann, MD and Debra Salvatore, RN, BS, CNOR, CFN
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Medically Managed Weight-Loss - A Treatment Option
By Stephanie Yeager, RD, Shannon McShea, PA-C,
Laura Smith, CRNP, and Christopher D. Still, DO
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
A Look at the Studies of the Risks of Bariatric Surgery
By Harvey Sugerman, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
Understanding the Risks of Bariatric Surgery
By Lloyd Stegemann, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
Obesity and its Treatments: An Overview
By Lisa Saf Koche, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Healthy Snacks for Health Families
By Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Top 10 Facts about Food Choices
By Chef Dave Fouts
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
Food Labels - A Primer
By Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
Grocery Shopping: Quicker, Smarter and Healthier!
By Chef Dave Fouts
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
Dining Out: Meeting the Challenge Pre and Post-Operatively
By Staci Stone, RD, CDN
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
The Food Pyramid in 2006
By Stephanie Norris, MS, RD, LD/N
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
The Post-Surgery Diet for Bariatric Patients: What to Expect
By Denise Addorisio, RD, CDN
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
Preparing for Lap-Band ® Surgery: Nutritional Information to Know
By Felicia Cordier, RD, LD
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Medicare and Bariatric Surgery: Are We Better off Today?
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Taking Action
By Jeff Haaga
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Rescinds IQ Testing Requirement for Those Seeking Weight-Loss Surgery
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
Obesity and Stigma
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
The Importance of Post-Treatment Patient Advocacy
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
Medicare National Coverage Decision and its Effect on Patients
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Medicare National Coverage Decision - Frequently Asked Questions about
Medicare's New Rules Regarding Obesity Surgery and Why the Rules are
Causing Some Cancellations.
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Medicare Releases Proposed New Rules for Weight-Loss Surgery
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
The Importance of Advocacy
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Gallbladder Disease and the Obese Patient
By Douglas O. Olsen, MD, FACS
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Obesity and Depression
By David Engstrom, PhD
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
GERD and the Obese Patient
By Julie Janeway, Karen Sparks, MBE, and Steven R. Hendrick, MD, FACS
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
How Obesity Affects Arthritis
By Leni Ellen Kramer, MD, FACR
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
Cardiovascular Disease - Obesity and the Heart
By John A. Batsis, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Sleep Apnea and the Obese Patient
By Randal S. Baker, MD, FACS
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Obesity-Related Conditions From A-Z
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
By Joanne Z. Rogers, MSN, RN, CNSN, APRN, BC-AD, and Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Exercise and Children
By Arrin Larson, BS, NSCA-CPT, Certified Wellness Coach
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
Childhood Obesity and Stigma
By Rebecca Puhl, PhD
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
The Care and Feeding of Children: Beating Childhood Obesity with Realistic Nutritional Recommendations
By Julie Janeway, Karen Sparks, MBE, and Randal S. Baker, MD, FACS
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
Treating Childhood Obesity
By Janet E. Mohrman, MS, RD, LDN
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Understanding the Childhood Obesity Epidemic
By William Cochran, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy - A Newcomer to Bariatric Surgery
By Stacy Brethauer, MD and Philip Schauer, MD
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Make It A Lifestyle!™
By Monica Ganz, PhD
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Why? How BOLD™and the Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence Program Seek to Deliver Just What the Doctor Ordered.
By Gary Pratt, CEO of the Surgical Review Corporation
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
I need a revision to my bariatric surgery. Will my insurance cover it?
By Gary Viscio, Esq.
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Treating Weight Regain after Weight-Loss Surgery
By Lloyd Stegemann, MD
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
An Overview of Popular Diets
By Jacqueline Jacques, ND
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
Pregnancy after Weight-Loss Surgery
By John G. Kral, MD, PhD, FACS
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
Infertility and Obesity
By Karen Sparks, MBE, Julie Janeway, BBA, MSA, JD, ABD/PhD and Steven R. Hendrick, MD, FACS
Volume 2/Issue 3 - April 2007
Food Addiction and the Weight-loss Surgery Patient
By Katie Jay, MSW
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
Tell Me What I Already Know...How to Talk to a Loved One or Friend about their Obesity
By Gary J. Viscio, Esq.
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
Exercise - A Healthy Habit
By Arrin Fleck, BS, NSCA-CPT
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
I've heard that a new weight-loss drug is coming out on the market. What is it and how does it work?
By Anthony Vu Huynh, DO
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
Why is it required to have a psychological evaluation prior to weight-loss surgery?
By David Engstrom, PhD, ABPP
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Support Groups - Educating, Motivating and Celebrating
Weight-Loss Surgery Patients
By Colleen Cook
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Baby Steps - Emotional Adjustments after Weight-Loss Surgery
By Lynne Routsong-Wiechers, MSW, LISW
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
What is dumping, and why am I experiencing it?
By Taghreed Almahmeed, MD, FRCSC, and Michel Murr, MD, FACS
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Understanding the Negative Stigma of Obesity and its Consequences
By Rebecca Puhl, PhD
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Surgical Excellence Involves More than Just the Surgeon
By Gary M. Pratt, CEO of the Surgical Review Corporation
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
Medical Weight-loss: Dispelling the Myths
By Robert Skversky, MD
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
I am a Bariatric Surgery Patient. Which medications are recommended and which ones should I avoid?
Answer provided by Ralph L. Guatelli, RPh, BSPH
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Invisible
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communication
Volume 3/Issue 1 - October 2007
Eating to Live Not Living to Eat
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Volume 2/Issue 4 - July 2007
Someone to Talk to
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Volume 2 /Issue 3 - April 2007
Total Change
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
“I am Getting Where I Want to Go”
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Volume 2 /Issue 2 - January 2007
Still Here - Still Me
By Curtis Sumner
Vol. 2/Issue 1 - October 2006
A Family Effort
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Vol. 1/Issue 4 - July 2006
Doctor and Patient - One in the Same
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Vol. 1/Issue 3 - April 2006
Ryan's Story
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Vol. 1/Issue 2 - January 2006
"Just the Two of Us"
By James Zervios, OAC Director of Communications
Vol. 1/Issue 1 - October/November 2005
Please Note: Opinions expressed by the authors are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of the OAC Board of Directors and staff. Information contained herein should not be construed as delivery of medical advice or care. The OAC recommends consultation with your doctor or healthcare professional.
