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January 1st, 2009 at 9:45 pm »
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Ernesto Suncar holds a pair jeans he used to wear before losing over 400 pounds.
Ernesto Suncar back when he weighed more than 600 pounds.
I came across this inspirational story of Ernesto Suncar’s incredible battle with weight loss in the New York Daily News.
Weighing 640 pounds, wearing 10X shirts and with a 70-inch waist, the 33-year-old […]
May 9th, 2008 at 6:51 pm »
Comments (0)Research has waffled back and forth for some time over the fat but fit debate. Does exercise or weight have a greater influence over an individual’s heart disease risk? New research indicates that body weight, regardless of your level of fitness still has a profound impact on your heart.
The study discovered that compared with their […]
April 27th, 2008 at 7:38 pm »
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This past Sunday Lesley Stahl, CBS news correspondent for 60 Minutes completed a special report on what many are now referring to as The Bypass Effect. As doctors know gastric bypass or bariatric surgery has been performed since the 1950’s. The safety of patients undergoing the procedure was a serious concern for physicians until […]