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Every year thousands of morbidly obese people are making the difficult and life changing decision to undergo weight loss surgery to once and for all achieve a healthy weight. They are also finding out that there are many more decisions to come. On today’s Health Show, we’ll find out about what happens to your body after the weight comes off...and what some are doing about it. Then we’ll listen in on a company sponsored seminar designed to help employees make healthier choices...and save health care dollars. Germans are getting bigger! We’ll hear how that might change the way your next Volkswagen is made. And we’ll get the whole truth about losing a lot of weight from someone who’s done the work.
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THE WEIGHT IS GONE - WHAT'S WITH ALL THE SKIN?
For the tens of thousands of morbidly obese Americans who undergo bariatric or weight loss surgery every year...the stomach reducing procedure is just the first step back to health and self esteem. Patients must stick to a strict diet for the rest of their lives, and as the weight comes off, many are left with pounds of excess skin just hanging off their shrinking forms. For many, the next step is a series of operations collectively called body contouring, where plastic surgeons remove this excess tissue and try to restore the body to a more aesthetically pleasing condition. Here to talk about these procedures is Dr. Jason Spector, an assistant professor of Plastic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. I asked Dr. Spector, what can happen to a person’s appearance when they lose so much weight.
The Great Plate
Lots of companies are starting new programs that teach their employees how to eat healthier. Because healthier employees can save companies loads of cash. Kyle Norris has more.
Learn more about The Great Plate HERE.
Germans Are Getting Larger
People in industrialized nations are getting taller...and fatter. But no one really knows for sure how bodies are changing. In Germany, the last time anyone surveyed people’s body sizes was back in 1956. You might wonder why we need to survey bodies at all. Well, think about clothes, or getting in and out of car or bus seats. Germans will soon know how big they really are. The “Size Germany” project is touring the country, using high-tech 3D body scanners to measure 12-thousand Germans. DW Radio's Kate Hairsine reports.
Weight Loss - The Whole Truth
You may not know what you think you know about losing weight...or at least what you think you know is probably not exactly what you should know. You know what...we’ll let our friend Sandy Daigler explain.
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