Before You Make the Call Weighing Alternatives to Gastric Bypass Surgery
Released on = June 21, 2006, 11:32 am
Press Release Author = Robyn McGee
Industry = Healthcare
Press Release Summary = In her book, Hungry for More: A Keeping-it-Real Guide for
Black Women on Weight and Body Image, author Robyn McGee offers seven alternatives
to gastric bypass surgery.
Press Release Body =
Before You Make the Call…
Weighing Alternatives to Gastric Bypass Surgery
Doctors, nutritionists, mental health professionals, and others who treat obesity
caution their patients against acts of desperation. Some experts believe reliance
on gastric bypass surgery for weight loss is a dangerous trend and recommend
non-surgical steps that emphasize behavior modification and changing one’s
self-image for solid achieving a long-term healthy weight. In her book, Hungry
for More: A Keeping-it-Real Guide for Black Women on Weight and Body Image, author
Robyn McGee offers seven alternatives to gastric bypass surgery.
Option 1: Discover whether you have an eating disorder. Experts estimate that around 5 percent of overweight or obese people suffer from a
lesser-known eating malady called “binge eating disorder” (BED), also known as “compulsive overeating.” For more information, check out
nationaleatingdisorders.org.
Option 2: Overeaters Anonymous (OA) borrows the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
for recovery from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Option 3: See a shrink. Psychotherapy and other forms of mental health counseling
assist with overwhelming emotional issues like depression that may lead to
overeating and other eating disorders.
Option 4: A nutritionist can teach you how to eat in a healthier way, By suggesting ways to combine foods, eat healthy snacks, and build awareness of the components of
food that work best with your body and lifestyle, nutrition education is available
at most health maintenance organizations, like Kaiser and Blue Cross.
Option 5: Weight Watchers are a tried and true way to lose and maintain weight, Does
not demand dieters give up favorite foods like pizza or fried chicken. Its program
is based on a point system (all foods are given numerical values) and encourages
eating in moderation and exercising. www.weightwatchersinternational.com
Option 6: Medical fasting under a doctor’s supervision.
Patients who undergo medical fasting are forbidden from eating any food for at
least thirty days, subsisting on a protein drink that includes vitamins and
minerals. After a period of time, ranging from two to fourteen weeks, the patient is
gradually guided back to solid foods, all the while being counseled on how to eat a
more healthy diet and exercise regularly.
Option 7: Practice fat acceptance. The National Association to Advance Fat
Acceptance (NAAFA) believes fat people should accept and cherish themselves just the
way they are and enjoy life to the fullest, supported by loving friends and family.
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