Erstwhile Plus-Size Physician Pens

In case of obese patients, losing weight may entail a special remedy than calorie reduction and exercise scripts a formerly obese physician in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Despite having detailed knowledge of the negative health effects of obesity, Dr. Ben Williams, now a family medicine resident, could not lose weight beyond short-term losses."Losing weight was the easy part, keeping it off was the challenge," he writes. "Oh, and I exercised a lot too; I just ate a lot more."

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He credits bariatric surgery for his success at shedding 110 pounds and counting from his original weight of 320.

"I was fat because I ate too much, and my surgeon helped me do what I had been unable to do on my own."

Dr. Williams notes, from first-hand experience, that advice to patients to exercise more and cut calories may not be effective and that other solutions may be necessary.

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