Weight Loss Surgery Blog

A recent report published by CNN suggests that older women with excessive fat deposits around their thighs experience more memory deterioration than women who are more round. The primary reason for this is the type of fat that is situated around the thighs and hips compared to the fat that’s located around the waist. (more…)

There have been many issues regarding the accuracy of the BMI method of which a person’s body fat is measured. Accordingly, the BMI method uses a measurement of weight as it relates to a person’s height to calculate body fat. Unfortunately, this method has shown itself to be flawed. Athletic people with a higher percentage of muscle and elderly people who lose height with age are often miscalculated and considered obese by the BMI standard. (more…)