Weighing In: Factors that Contribute to Excess Weight
Why have so many people lost the battle to achieve and maintain a healthy weight? Some people blame metabolism for excess weight; others think it is a matter of willpower. Both factors are affected by a person's genes, p..
Weighing In: No Quick Fix: UCI's Weight Management Program
The goal of the UC Irvine Weight Management Program is to encourage and support behavior changes that result in sustained weight loss. Many patients have unrealistic expectations or a short-term orientation. They want to..
Weighing In: Obesity Epidemic, The
Despite the fact that more Americans are conscious about their weight and we have more low-fat foods and sugar substitutes, the incidence of obesity is increasing in the United States due to poor food choices and sedenta..
Weighing In: Obesity in Childhood
Obesity is no longer confined to those who are middle aged or older. Increasingly patterns associated with obesity are found in the very young. From a health perspective, most fat babies grow up to be fat adults. Stoppin..
Weighing In: Step One: Changing the Way You Eat
In the maintenance phase of UCI's Weight Management Program, patients begin to build new and healthy eating habits. The key is consistency, making healthy eating a priority whether you're at home, at the office, or even ..
Weighing In: Step Two: Changing the Way You Move
Changing the way you eat is the first step in losing weight. The second step is changing the way you move. Penny and Mary Pat, two patients at UCI's Weight Management Program, chose an exercise program that worked for th..
Weighing In: UCI's Weight Management Program: Individualized Approach
At UCI, weight loss programs are individualized depending on the severity of the problem. When people are suffering from health problems and need to lose weight quickly, a medically-supervised fast that includes proper n..
Weighing In: Weight Loss Pills and Fad Diets
In recent hears the health risks of obesity and the cultural obsession with slimness have spawned a multi billion dollar industry. Weight loss pills, fad diets, and dietary supplements promise miraculous results. Many of..
What Price?: Emergence and Impact of managed Care, The
The fact that most medical expenditures are paid by health insurance often blinds us to the actual costs of medical care. Despite the initiation of cost-saving measures known as "managed care" in the mid 1980s the cost o..
What Price?: Factors Contributing to Rising Cost of Healthcare
Why have healthcare costs risen so precipitously? For one thing, the medical scene itself has changed, as Dr. William Schwartz, author of The Painful Prescription remembers. In the 1950s health-related expenditures compr..