Article on Weight Loss Study Illustrates Just How Difficult Shedding Pounds through Diet and Exercise Alone Can be, Says Beverly Hills Physicians
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 12, 2015 -- According to an article published October 6th by the Herald Tribune, a recent study that compared diet and exercise data from adults today versus those of a similar group taken in 1988 has shown that it really is more difficult to lose weight these days. Specifically, the study found that a person in 2008 with the same diet as someone in 1971 would be on average 10 pounds heavier than their past counterpart. In terms of exercise, people today with the same exercise habits as those decades earlier can expect to be five pounds heavier. While, at this point, the study can only provide theories behind the change, Los Angeles medical group Beverly Hills Physicians notes that the findings confirm what doctors and patients have long believed: losing weight can be extremely difficult.
However, Beverly Hills Physicians adds that, while today may be the hardest time to maintain a healthy weight, it is also the time that provides patients with more medical tools and procedures than ever to help them lose weight. For those suffering from severe obesity, weight loss surgery is perhaps the most promising of these options. Beverly Hills Physicians explains that, both in terms of controlling the urge to eat in excess, and in their ability to maintain these benefits long-term, bariatric procedures have been shown to be extremely effective in helping patients lose weight and keep it off long term.
• Controlling Cravings – Beverly Hills Physicians explains that the basis of weight loss surgery’s effectiveness is in its ability to restrict the capacity of the stomach so patients can feel full and satisfied after eating a much smaller quantity of food. While the procedures use slightly different advanced methods to safely and effectively achieve this effect, the idea behind them is simple: when your body is satisfied with a much lower amount of food, the emotional and mental difficulties that go along with losing weight are greatly reduced.
• A Long Term Solution – The second aspect of weight loss surgery that makes bariatric patients so successful is that the procedure allows them to maintain a lower caloric intake permanently. While most people have found that they can stick to a successful diet for a few days, weeks, or even months, Beverly Hills Physicians explains that it is often inevitable that life catches up to a dieter and pushes them off track. Weight loss surgery is so effective due to the fact that, even a year down the line when a patient’s motivation may have tempered off, the capacity limiting effects still work as intended.
While the top weight loss surgeries have been growing in popularity and frequency all around the world, Beverly Hills Physicians notes that it is still important that patients go to an experienced surgeon for their treatment. For more information about these procedures, or to schedule a consultation today, patients can call Beverly Hills Physicians at 800-788-1416.
Michael Clauw, Cyberset Corp, +1 (818) 883-7277 Ext: 121, [email protected]
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