Obesity
Premier Health providers answer frequently asked questions about obesity.
- Are hormone changes after weight loss surgery enhanced through lifestyle changes?
- Can artificial sweeteners cause someone to crave sweet foods?
- Can weight loss surgery resolve someone’s health issues?
- Does obesity run in families?
- How does obesity affect someone’s health?
- How does sugar affect someone’s health?
- How is the hormone change experienced after weight loss surgery different than with other types of weight loss?
- How is the medically managed weight loss program different from other diets?
- Is the concept of benign obesity misleading?
- Is there anything you should do to prepare for hormone changes after weight loss surgery?
- What are steps people can take – both kids and adults – to break unhealthy habits that lead to obesity?
- What are the hormone changes you experience after weight loss surgery?
- What is benign obesity?
- What is non-surgical, or medically managed, weight loss?
- What is obesity with comorbidities?
- What is obesity without comorbidities?
- What is the connection between lifestyle and obesity?
- What is the cost of this type of medically managed weight loss program, and is it covered by insurance?
- What is the success rate for a medically managed weight loss program compared to weight loss surgery?
- Who is a good candidate for medically managed weight loss?
Source: Mujeeb Siddiqui, DO, Premier Metabolic and Bariatric Associates; Registered Dietitian Laura Vikmanis, Premier Metabolic and Bariatric Associates; C. Joe Northup, MD, Premier Weight Loss Solutions; Chandan Gupta, MD, Monroe Medical Center