A new study provides further reason for weight loss surgery patients to find time to fit exercise into their daily routine. Beyond the important benefits of building cardiovascular fitness and maintaining weight loss, researchers found that engaging in physical activity…
How nice it was to visit my family in Melbourne this summer. I am a committed walker and enjoyed my early morning walks through the neighborhoods. Those walks gave me the opportunity to reflect on the area’s “built environment”. The build environment…
The Doctors of Weight loss blog has an interesting new section called “off the clock”. In this section the authors invite comment from the blog contributors that is less clinical and more personal in nature. The first installment deals with…
Dr. Fusco is quoted in a recent Doctors of Weight loss article reviewing a study examining the effects of activity on genetic expression. New research presented at last month’s American Heart Association meeting found that people who are genetically-inclined…
I once read a discussion between two medical weight loss experts about obesity epidemic causes. One of the experts used an entertaining phrase when questioning whether the problem was “the fork or the chair”. In other words, is the obesity…