Archive for the ‘Surgical Weightloss’ Category

Obesity Surgery, It's not just about Surgery

December 17th, 2009 in Blog, Health, Surgical Weightloss, by: Marshall

An excellent article from the WLS Support website about the need for a comprehensive program to support bariatric surgery. To read the article click here.

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Introduction Video to iQuest Surgical Weight Loss Program

November 25th, 2009 in Surgical Weightloss, Video, by: Marshall

View a brief introductory video of the Gastric band surgical weight loss program offered at iQuest Healthcare.

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Taste vs Fullness, the food choice battle

November 11th, 2009 in Article, Medical Weightloss, Surgical Weightloss, by: Marshall

Dr. Arya Sharma, one of the world’s leading authorities on obesity recently discussed a study on his blog regarding how we choose food. The debate is around whether people choose a food for the taste reward, or for how well it will fill them up. Common wisdom is the ‘reward’ or taste is the more important factor but a recent study is challenging that. To read Dr. Sharma’s blog, click here.

I’m not so sure I completely agree with the conclusions of this article. I do agree that if a person is quite hungry before they start a meal then the choice of which food and how much it will take to feel satisfied affects the decision. But, in my mind, (and experience) taste plays a huge role in the food choice and the level of fullness is at times a distant second to the brains desire for more of that taste. If someone is not really hungry and the temptation of an addictive food is offered, say two large chocolate-chip cookies versus an orange I know the choice is too often the wrong one.

What do you think?

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