Press Releases

(Updated July 2025) If you're wondering whether it's safe to get pregnant after bariatric surgery—or what precautions to take—you’re not alone. These pregnancy after bariatric surgery guidelines include safety considerations and timing recommendations, whether you’ve...

Whether it’s because you dread going to the gym or just feel too exhausted at the end of the day, findings from a recent study may help you. The study, led by Ph.D. Katherine L. Milkman at the University of Pennsylvania, introduces an innovative concept into not just...

Emotional eating, depression, and obesity are a vicious cycle. You get upset, you eat because you’re upset, then you’re upset because you have overeaten. Food becomes a temporary relief—almost like an analgesic—for the emotional pain. Yet while it may numb, or even...

Carrying excess weight can not only be destructive to your health and body image but to your sex life as well. Whether you are married, in a relationship, or looking to start dating, regaining your health by losing weight can be a positive step for your personal...

If you have undergone or are planning to undergo weight loss surgery, this life-changing procedure may offer you even more benefits than you anticipated. Recent DNA studies have revealed genetic components that increase after bariatric surgery, creating...

As Chief Operating Officer of WeightWise, one of the big parts of my job is determining what our patients want and how we can best deliver that to them.  We get feedback in a variety of ways including everything from encouraging Facebook posts to angry emails to..

Ideal Body Weight is not Ideal . . . or is it. Hummmmm