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According to a new study presented at this month’s American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2014, kidney function may improve after weight loss surgery. There were 3,134 people involved [...]

So much of creating a new healthy lifestyle starts above the shoulders. If you can sort through the mental challenges with eating better, you increase your chances for success exponentially. Here [...]

Traditional thinking has it that losing weight too quickly is a bad thing. It’s associated with unsustainable weight loss, and soul-crushing weight regain. However, recent research begs to [...]

The decision to have bariatric surgery is first and foremost about improving your health and adding quality years to your life. It also happens to have plenty of fringe benefits as well. [...]

Research by bariatric surgeon Dr. Samuel Bledsoe offers new insight into preoperative psychological factors and weight loss success. New research is revealing a strong correlation between weight [...]

The following is an abstract for research conducted by Dr. Samuel Bledsoe, with the help of Dr. Vincent Escandell and Dr. Richard Elder. Background: A 10-year review of bariatric surgery [...]

Bariatric patients often have concerns about what to expect after their weight loss surgery procedure is performed. In the vast majority of cases, the surgery is performed without any significant [...]

One of the major responsibilities you have for maintaining your health after gastric bypass surgery is to monitor how balanced your diet is, since you are more susceptible to malnourishment. When [...]

For most of us, if we are presented a piece of cake and some steamed broccoli, then we are asked to choose only one of them to eat, the results are pretty predictable (a piece of cake, if you [...]

So, you’re ready to lose weight. You’re getting out of the house to exercise and starting to put together a plan for eating better. That’s all well and good… but it might not be enough. [...]