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Back to Health Dashboard- What is weight-loss (bariatric) surgery? Bariatric surgery is surgery to help people lose weight and improve health problems related to weight. It may also be called metabolic surgery. This type of surgery is used for people who have obesity. Weight-loss surgery may be an option for people who have not been able to lose...
- Resources to reach a healthy weight by changing lifestyle habits. Action plan, interactive tools, articles.
- Guides through decision about whether to use a diet plan to lose weight. Explains what diet plans are and that not all diet plans are safe. Explains risks and benefits. Includes interactive tool to help you make a decision.
- Following a COVID-19-related hospital stay, Robert DeLeon took charge of his health by getting his diabetes under control and starting on a weight loss journey.
- NBA player Onyeka Okongwu and his mother, Kate, a Kaiser Permanente nurse, tell their story of shared loss and shared love.
- If you decide to join a weight-loss program, here are some questions to ask before you join: Does the program provide counseling? Is the staff qualified? Will the weight stay off? The program should help you get past common problems in keeping the weight off. This help could include things like setting up a support...
- How do you make healthy food choices when trying to lose weight? There are many ways to make changes to your eating habits to help with weight loss. Here are some tips to help you choose fat, carbohydrate, and protein sources. Reduce calories from saturated fats to less than 10% of your total calories. You can do this...
- The only over-the-counter weight-loss product approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is orlistat (Alli). It is half as strong as prescription orlistat (Xenical). It blocks the body from taking in some of the fat from foods you eat. Many other over-the-counter products claim to help with weight loss...
- Explains what unplanned weight loss is. Includes causes, treatments, when to seek help, and healthy ways to gain weight.
- Keep the following in mind as you start an exercise program or try to lose weight while you are breastfeeding. Exercise Being active helps promote weight loss, improves your energy level, and can help you relieve stress. Follow these tips when you start an exercise program while you are breastfeeding: Start out slowly...
- This tasty snack can help with weight loss, blood sugar, and blood pressure control.
- Guides you through decision about weight-loss surgery. Covers health problems like high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes that can be caused by obesity. Lists reasons for and against surgery. Includes an interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Kaiser Permanente study shows weight-loss surgery may improve many outcomes for women with obesity and their babies, but not without some risks.
- Learn about ways to track eating and activity to support weight-loss goals.
- Is this popular diet a healthy weight loss option? Visit Kaiser Permanente to learn more about the Ketogenic diet & your health.
- Explains how to start being more active to improve your health. Being more active can be part of your plan to reach a weight that's healthy for you.
- Kaiser Permanente study shows even modest elevations in BMI above the “average weight” for children was associated with an increased risk of hypertension.
- Hear what other people thought about as they decided whether to have weight-loss surgery.
- Compare the pros and cons of having weight-loss surgery.
- What is anorexia? Anorexia is a type of eating disorder. People who have anorexia usually have a very low body weight because of an intense fear of gaining weight. They may not eat enough food because of this fear. Some people with anorexia make themselves vomit to avoid weight gain. Sometimes they exercise too much...
- Learn about calories in alcohol, and decide how alcohol fits into your weight management plan.
- For Sam Beeson, having a midwife at her side during her pregnancy helped her handle loss and complications — followed by joy in the delivery of her first child.
- Dawn is no stranger to dieting. Over the years, she followed many different weight-loss plans. Each plan worked for a while. But eventually she would go back to her old eating habits, and her weight would go back up. She says that with dieting "There is a mind-set that this is a diet. And when I get to my goal weight...
- Kaiser Permanente's bariatric support group provides support and information for Kaiser Permanente members who are considering weight-loss surgery and for those who have already had the surgery.
- Covers the basics of obesity. Discusses health risks such as hypertension related to having excess body fat. Focuses on lifestyle changes you can make, like healthy eating and exercise. Includes information on weight-loss medicines and surgery and on creating a long-term plan with your doctor.
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