Skip to main content
Home Laparoscopic.MD
  • Office
      1. The Team
        1. Dr. Belsley
          • Publications
          • Credentials
      2. The Visit
      3. Telehealth
      4. directions
      5. Insurance
      6. Get Started
  • Concerns
      1. Advantages
      2. Preparation
      3. Operative Day
      4. Recovery
      5. When to Call
  • Bariatrics
      1. Our Program
        1. The Process
        2. The Quiz
        3. The Hospital
      2. Nutrition
        1. PRE-OP
        2. Hospital
        3. Clear liquids
        4. Purée
        5. Solids
        6. Long-Term
          • Recipes
      3. Supplements
        1. Vitamin B12
        2. Calcium
        3. Iron
        4. Protein
      4. Health
        1. Sleep Apnea
        2. Diabetes
        3. Heart disease
        4. Cholesterol
        5. Acid Reflux
        6. Cancer
        7. Depression
        8. Osteoarthritis
        9. Incontinence
        10. Female Health
        11. Microbiome
        12. Truncal Obesity
      5. Bypass
        1. Changes
        2. Surgery
        3. Gut Hormones
        4. Video
      6. Sleeve
        1. Changes
        2. Surgery
        3. Gut Hormones
      7. Revision
      8. Change
        1. Recovery
        2. Issues
          • Challenges
          • Excess Skin
          • Hair Loss
        3. Pregnancy
          • Birth Control
      9. BMI Calculator
  • Weight Loss
      1. Digestion
        1. Esophagus
        2. Duodenum
        3. Stomach
        4. Intestine
        5. Gallbladder
        6. Liver
        7. pancreas
        8. omentum
        9. Colon
        10. Gut Bacteria
        11. Spleen
      2. Behavior
        1. Action
        2. Maintenance
        3. Mindful Eating
        4. Motivation
      3. Exercise
        1. Getting Started
        2. Motivation
        3. Gear
        4. Location
        5. Stretching
        6. Aerobic
        7. Strength
        8. Injury
      4. Support
        1. First Thoughts
        2. Food Addiction
        3. Walking
        4. Childhood
        5. Stress
        6. Choices
        7. Stigma
  • Laparoscopy
      1. Adrenalectomy
      2. Colon
      3. Esophagectomy
      4. Gallbladder
      5. Pancreas
      6. Reflux
      7. Splenectomy
      8. Achalasia
  • Hernia
      1. Inguinal
      2. Ventral
        1. Abdominoplasty
        2. Parastomal
      3. Paraesophageal
Enter the terms you wish to search for.
FAQ header

Weight Loss

  1. Laparoscopic.MD
  2. WEB LINKS
  3. Weight Loss

Being overweight carries an increased risk of developing medical conditions like diabetes and heart issues, which are among the most serious and widespread medical conditions of this time. Losing the excess weight can greatly reduce the risk of developing these medical conditions and may improve the overall quality of life.

Weight can be lost either involuntarily or voluntarily. Certain medical conditions can lead to loss of weight, or it can be a side effect of some medical therapies. Intentional weight loss is achieved by making the body use more energy than it takes in from food. Doing so, causes the body to burn up energy stored as fat. Exercise and a healthy diet are the main parts of most weight loss programs.

Another weight loss options is surgery. Bariatric surgery is reserved for people with serious obesity. A person has many options to make a change, begin their weight loss plan and thus be more likely to live a long, healthy life.

Bariatric surgery requires commitment and dedication for a life-changing process. The operation itself is just one step in your transformation. Bariatric surgery requires a change in the way that you think about food, dieting and exercise. Although there are definite physiological changes that occur after surgery and that will help you lose weight, it is important that you realize the need to change your environment and some of your previous life-style choices.

Nutrition.gov

Nutrition.gov is a service of the national agricultural library, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This is a valuable page with information on food safety as well as links to dietary guidelines from the US government.

Read more

CMS Office of Public Affairs

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) expanded Medicare’s national coverage of bariatric surgery for all Medicare beneficiaries. For seniors, who have experienced high complication rates in some settings, Medicare will cover the procedure only in high-volume centers that achieve low mortality rates. Bariatric surgery is not the first option for obesity treatment, but when performed by expert surgeons it is an important option.

Read more

Shape Up

By clearly defining obesity as a major public health issue, Shape Up America! is conducting a broad-based education initiative to encourage sensible eating and increased physical activity in all individuals and a modest weight loss in overweight individuals that can be maintained over time. The purpose of Shape Up America! is to educate the public on the importance of the achievement and maintenance of a healthy body weight through the adoption of increased physical activity and healthy eating.

Read more

The Weight-Control Information Network

The Weight-control Information Network provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues. WIN was established in 1994 to provide the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based information on obesity, weight control, physical activity, and related nutritional issues. 

Read more

National Library of Medicine

Weight loss surgery limits the amount of food you can take in. Some operations also restrict the amount of food you can digest. Many people who have the surgery lose weight quickly. If you follow diet and exercise recommendations, you can keep most of the weight off. The surgery has risks and complications, however, including infections, hernias and blood clots.

Read more

Healthier US

The Healthier US initiative is a national effort to improve people's lives, prevent and reduce the costs of disease, and promote community health and wellness. Deciding to live a healthier life is easy; it's the follow-through that's hard. You've already made a good start by coming to HealthierUS.gov to get the right information on how to improve your health habits. On HealthierUS.gov you will learn how to: Make physical activity a part of your day, eat more healthy foods, protect yourself and your family from illness, and avoid risks to your health and the health of your loved ones. Bad

Read more

Weight-control Information Network (WIN)

The Weight-control Information Network (WIN) is a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health, which is the Federal Government’s lead agency responsible for biomedical research on nutrition and obesity. Authorized by Congress (Public Law 103–43), WIN provides the general public, health professionals, the media, and Congress with up-to-date, science-based health information on weight control, obesity, physical activity, and related nutritional issues.

Read more

Small Step

Smallstep.gov is the web component of a national advertising campaign from the Department of Health and Human Services that is aimed at reducing the rates of overweight and obesity in the United States. The website includes tips and web tools to help people achieve a healthy weight. It's no wonder that many of us throw up our hands and give up. But if we want to live long and fulfilling lives, it's essential that we learn the real facts about health, nutrition, and physical activity.

Read more
Subscribe to Weight Loss
Our Office

Scott Belsley, MD, FACS is a board-certified laparoscopic surgeon based in New York City

Laparoscopy
  • When to Call
  • Preparation
  • Recovery
Topics
Glossary Frequent Questions
Terms of Use

Please use the information on the site only as a source of future questions to your doctor.

 

Copyright © 2023 – All Rights Reserved.