Terry Ochoa, Registered Dietitian with Baptist Health South Florida, explains there are some reasons why students gain weight. Some of them are lack of sleep, as a consequence of them having time management issues; college life, which means having classes in different hours through the week; and not eating as well, among others. "We…...

Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, says if patients work out or do some exercise, sometimes they are able to get the lost volume replaced with increasing muscle. He explains one of the most common things of weight loss that affects the patient's functional status and lifestyle is the excess skin…...

Unni Greene, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist with SoMi Fitness, explains BMI (Body Mass Index) is not always the correct measurement, because if you are a bodybuilder, an athlete or a muscular person, you will be heavier than the norm and your BMI will be higher. She explains she uses body composition, which is body…...

Dr. Ronald Tolchin, Medical Director at Baptist Center for Spine Care, explains to consider someone is overweight, doctors can't just use absolute weight as a criteria. "You need to look at their height, and their weight together, and we call that measurement BMI or body mass index," he says. He explains if someone weighs 200…...

Changing eating habits is the most important thing to avoid obesity, affirms Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery with South Miami Hospital. He also says diet is 90% important for an efficient weight loss and a healthy life plan. The other 10% is represented by exercise. People watching right now what can they do…...

Not moving around, not eating healthily and, sometimes, hormones are some of the factors that can cause obesity, according to Dr. Jorge Rabaza, Chief of Surgery with South Miami Hospital. However, he adds the main problem is diet. He also says there are a lot of diet products in the market. “They don't work. When…...

Dr. Manuel Torres, Family Medicine Physician at Baptist Health Primary Care, says sleep can affect how much hormones are secreted and made. "It's very important that we understand that sleep, and particularly during what's called Non REM sleep, really helps balance out the hormones," he explains. He points out sleeping is important, because if you…...

Dr. Ricardo Castrellon, Director of South Miami Hospital's Burn Center, explains as we are aging, the metabolic activity tends to decrease. He says with age, the body starts shutting down the systems that you are not using. He also points out when you are morbidly obese, the fat is going to go to the central…...