06/14/2016
Obesity is common, serious and costly from the CDC Website
• More than one-third (34.9% or 78.6 million) of U.S. adults are obese. [Journal of American Medicine (JAMA)]
• Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer, some of the leading causes of preventable death.
• The estimated annual medical cost of obesity in the U.S. was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars; the medical costs for people who are obese were $1,429 higher than those of normal weight.
The providers of Internal Medicine Specialists, Inc. are committed to help our patients improve their health. We have several options to help with weight loss. We offer nutritional counseling, medical nutritional therapy, and Ideal Protein Weight Management.
Join us for our next Ideal Protein Workshop where you will learn about the program, meet our coaches, and meet Ideal Protein members who have achieved weight loss. Dr. Leonard Glade will also share his thoughts and experiences with helping patients achieve weight loss goals and better health. Along with sampling the products, our great chefs will be preparing some of our favorite ideal protein friendly meals. Please join us on Wednesday June 22, 2016. Registration starts at 5:30 pm and the workshop begins at 6:00 pm. Call 504-648-2508 to reserve your seat!
Check out this link for more information about obesity.
http://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/health-statistics/Pages/overweight-obesity-statistics.aspx
Describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States by providing statistics.