Bariatric surgery is gaining momentum, but it is still underutilized. The Toronto Sun features Mike Jovanovich, who lost 100lbs after undergoing bariatric surgery. With obesity rates on the rise, and the realization that diets just don’t work for a lot …

Ever heard of the saying “birds of the same feather flock together”? Well, it’s true especially as it pertains to weight loss and keeping healthy: family and friends play an important role during the weight loss process, as new lifestyle …

I attended Grand Rounds in the Department of Internal Medicine, at the University of Chicago, where I attended medical school (class of 1982 – check out the Afro and aviator glasses) and served 20 years on the faculty. I heard …

Former U Chicago colleagues write in the Wall Street Journal: The rise in obesity is attributable primarily to changes in the price of consuming, and the cost of expending, calories…. The price of food and thus of calories has long been …