Your Doctor’s Orders A blog by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS
Posts Tagged ‘obesity’
What is Fiber?
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
For a while it seemed that everyone was talking about the importance of fiber, and its role in preventing a variety of diseases. After much speculation, we now have a few answers about what fiber really does, and what makes it an important component of good nutrition.
Fiber is simply things that humans cannot digest. Many vegetables and fruit have methylcellulose – the stringy stuff– and we, as humans cannot digest it. Cows can, horses can, deer can – but not humans. This is why it is better to cook vegetables – because by breaking down some of the fiber our bodies can get to the nutrients that are locked into the vegetables.
Tags: 10 pounds, cereal bars, counting calories, diabetes, diets, fiber, gaining weight, good food habits, health foods, metabolism, obesity, Protein, weight gain, Weight Loss
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Diet Soda Can Help You Lose 10 Pounds
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
When it comes to finding simple things to lose ten pounds in a year, often the answer is easy. It means changing your tastes – and finding something that is a lower calorie alternative or substitution for what you normally drink.
Soda pop is nothing but pure liquid calories – and often I see people walk around with a huge container filled with soda from some convenience store. Did you know that a can of soda is about 100 calories for 8 ounces? There it is– a simple way to save ten pounds in a year.
Tags: 10 pounds, fat, obesity, sugar, weight gain, Weight Loss
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The LAP-BAND and Sexual Function
Saturday, June 20th, 2009
Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men, is changed after weight loss surgery according to a new study.
“Sexual dysfunction should be considered one of the numerous potential reversible complications of obesity.” the study concluded.
The study estimated that a morbidly obese male had the same sexual function as someone who was 20 years older. By reduction of weight, this function was able to return in a number of men. The study, published in the Journal of The American College of Surgeons, showed that men who lost 2/3 of their excess weight had a significant improvement in their sexual function.
Tags: LAP-BAND, obesity, sexual dysfunction
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