Walter Medlin MD FACS, ASMBS Bonuslife

Endoscopic, Robotic Hernia and Bariatric (Metabolic) Surgeon Salt Lake City, Utah

Monday, August 09, 2010

Waist circumference (abdominal fat distribution) articles

German study on Diabetes risk in BMI>25

Double mortality rate in those with "normal" BMI, but thicker waist

BMI not as reliable in elderly (UCLA)

Thicker waist Independent risk factor in Arthritis progression
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Walt Medlin
I am a General and Weight Loss Surgeon, and a Weight Loss Surgery patient (sleeve gastrectomy, Sept 2008)and have performed over 1,500 weight loss operations, almost all laparoscopically, including with the Da Vinci surgical robot - Lap Bands, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, and Sleeve Gastrectomy
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