The Art of Weight Loss : A Journey of Common Sense

Almost half of the U.S. population is overweight. Three hundred thousand people die each year from obesity or obesity-related illness. Seven percent of all health care dollars are spent on obesity-related diseases. In 1991, four states had 15 percent or more of its population who were obese; by 1998, that number had increased to thirty-seven. Consequently, there has been a drastic increase in the use of dangerous and often unproven methods and products without proper guidance, supervision or information. A bariatric physician with over 30 years of experience, the author discusses the external and internal forces that have contributed to and facilitated these alarming trends, and offers a common sense method for losing weight that focuses on lifestyle and personal growth, diet/nutrition, exercise and various medical options-all of which he uses with great success in his own practice.