Massive weight loss surgery is known to decrease a person’s risk of heart disease, stroke and other diseases and conditions. A recent study has found the benefits may also include improvements in cognitive function, such as...

There is a worrisome connection between excessive body weight and pregnancy. Many overweight women find it hard to conceive. Others become pregnant but develop serious health problems, and may pass health problems on to their babies....

According to the U.S. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, asthma affects nearly 25 million people in the United States. Individuals that are obese are at a heightened risk of developing asthma, a chronic condition in...

Hitting a weight loss plateau is a common frustration among patients of Texas Laparoscopic Consultants. Our patients tend to lose a substantial amount of weight in the first few months to a year after bariatric surgery;...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 million knee and hip replacements are performed in the United States annually. Dr. Emily Dodwell, an orthopedic surgeon at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS)...

Binge eating disorder is the most common eating disorder in this country. More than three out of 10 women and two out of 10 men have it. The team at Texas Laparoscopic Consultants is very familiar...