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Weight Management
November 6, 2007
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Whether you’re obese or slightly overweight, dropping pounds is never easy.
Dr. Salvatore Lacagnina is the medical director for Lee Physician Group. He says,
“A lot of people will come in very frustrated because they’ve tried all sorts of
diets and sometimes medications and they can’t get the weight off. You know weight
issues are so problematic because they really lend themselves to creating problems
with heart disease with metabolic syndrome with diabetes especially”.
Physicians say when it comes to losing weight, it’s better not to do it alone.
“The patient meets with myself or one of the other physicians, also meets with a nutritionist,
we try to get them in with an exercise specialist so they can develop a planned
program of exercise and just making a well rounded approach to how they’re going
to change their behavior so they can work on the weight problems,” says Lacagnina.
It’s not just about dropping pounds; it’s about changing your life. Dr. Lacagnina
says, “Weight generally doesn’t come on quickly it doesn’t come off quickly and
it really does have to become a lifestyle change so that you can manage it properly”.
Physicians tell us there are some medications out not that can help you successfully
and safely lose weight.”
For more on the Weight Management clinic you can log onto www.leememorial.org.
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