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Dr. Dieter Pohl
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7 Helpful Ways to Keep Up With Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolutions
Added by Dr. Dieter Pohl on Feb 5, 2019
So your holidays were spent with family and friends, sharing laughs, catching up on milestones, and eating. Lots of eating. January rolled around and you’d decided it was time to shed those extra...
Health Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery Increasingly Acknowledged
Added by Dr. Dieter Pohl on Jan 2, 2019
Over the past several years, scientific evidence has grown to support the positive health effects of weight loss surgery. Ten years ago, most mainstream media stories focused on celebrities who...
Weight Loss Surgery as a Cure for Diabetes
Added by Dr. Dieter Pohl on Oct 24, 2017
Did you know that Diabetes is one of the top ten leading causes of death in the United States? Type II Diabetes is the most common type form of Diabetes.
Life After Weight Loss Surgery: Best Practices to Maintain Long-Term Weight Loss
Added by Dr. Dieter Pohl on Jul 6, 2017
Most people falsely believe that weight-loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, is a simple one-step process. They think weight-loss surgeries consist of going to the hospital, having the...
How do I choose a surgeon—and a hospital—for my weight loss surgery?
Added by Dr. Dieter Pohl on Oct 13, 2016
Across the country, there are approximately 750 bariatric surgery programs accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program. For someone considering...