We recently sat down with Shannon McMann, DO, FACOI, DipABOM, to discuss her experience being the team captain for Pesta's Pride - the 2023 #NationalWFODay Fundraising Champions. #NationalWFODay is TREO Foundation's annual virtual Walk from Obesity which helps raise awareness and funds for obesity treatment efforts by encouraging participants to walk or perform other healthy activities. [...]
Founded by Bryan G. Woodward, MPH, the Walk from Obesity (WFO) has become an annual staple in communities across the United States. As a member of the Foundation's Board of Directors, Bryan wanted to create an obesity walkathon similar to events held for cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. With hard work and determination, Bryan and [...]
Thank you to our media partner Bariatric Times for publishing this article. BT Online Editor | September 1, 2022 by Omar M. Ghanem, MD, FACS and Tammy Kindel, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ghanem is a bariatric surgeon at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Kindel is Assistant Professor of Surgery at Medical College of Wisconsin in [...]
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September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month Obesity is rising in the United States, and our children are not excluded from this increase. According to data published in 2017, obesity in both adults and youth has increased significantly from 1999-2000 through 2015-2016. According to data reported by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, [...]
It is that time again. Time for summer fun. Whether you are traveling out of town or more summer fun in the sun, continued habits are important to maintaining and promoting weight loss. With extra summer fun around, it can be easy to push habits aside with the excuse, “Its summer! It will be [...]
Jane Sylvestre has been a dietitian for over 25 years, 10 of those specifically dedicated to bariatrics. Currently, Jane works for the Center for Surgical Weight Loss at Care New England in Warwick, RI. Jane is also the Local Event Leader for our 2019 Rhode Island Walk from Obesity, and captain of the current [...]
Obesity is a chronic and complex disease. Just as other health conditions, it is important that every patient have and utilize a strong support system. However, many patients come to my office believing “I should be able to do this by myself” I often ask them “would you try to manage any other serious [...]
In 2018 Abby joined the Chicago, IL Walk from Obesity. Shortly before the Walk, Abby underwent bariatric surgery after feeling like her health was spiraling out of control. “It's only been 12 weeks since my surgery and I feel so different already! I've lost about 50 pounds and my energy is already so much [...]
Sleep is an invaluable part of our daily lives. However, we often overlook the impact of sleep on our overall health, including weight. Sleep impacts weight in important ways, in fact research has identified that short sleep duration and poor sleep quality are risk factors for the development of obesity. Sleep loss impacts weight [...]