Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains the body will tend to have the preservation of the centripetal obesity and fat patterns into the belly and torso, which makes weight loss more difficult. He also says centripetal obesity is associated with higher risk factors of cardiac arrest and diabetes. He points…...

Dr. Anthony Gonzalez, Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery at South Miami Hospital, says he sees a lot of people with overweight and how it impacts their life. “I see a lot of depression, anxiety, panic attacks, social issues, marriages, friendships. All of the patients have to be adults with their social and psychological issues,” he…...

Being overweight plays a role in chronic pain. Brian Betancourt, Exercise Physiologist at Baptist Hospital South Florida, says carrying all the extra weight and putting a little bit more stress on the bones is just going to affect some other things. "When you are overweight and you have obesity, that comes in conjunction with metabolic…...

Family background is a factor of obesity. Dr. Manuel Torres, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, says there are micro environment and a macro environment influencing what we weigh and there are mono genetic causes for obesity, but those are not the majority of cases. "In the majority of cases, the obesity is…...

Dr. Deepa Sharma, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, explains doctors measure obesity with the Body Mass Index (BMI): "That uses height and weight to give an idea of how overweight an individual is". She recommends to people with obesity to have a comfortable relationship with their doctor, because there is a risk…...

CDC says a third of Americans are obese. It’s a progressive disease and it’s hampering the person from childhood all the way to adulthood. It’s an accumulation of fat usually in the mid portion of the abdomen and inside the organs. Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery with South Miami Hospital, also says obesity can…...

Obese people are more than 40 % more likely to have a foot issue. Wayne Goldstein, Podiatric Physician at Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute, says obesity is a big factor, because it increases the weight and forces you to put on your feet. "With the more weight you have, the more force is going…...

Triglycerides are basically energy, food. It’s a main component of nutrition, says Dr. Jonathan Fialkow, Chief Population Health Officer with Baptist Health South Florida. He also affirms cholesterol and triglycerides have nothing to do with each other. “They’re both passengers in the particle,” he explains. Triglycerides, how does, what are they and how does…...