Diagnostic and treatment options iclude:
• Anti-obesity medications
• Balanced calorie diet
• Low-fat, high-fiber approaches for slower rates of weight loss
• Gastric bypass surgery
• Education, behavior modification and group support
• Maintenance program
• Structured excercise program prescriptions
• Supplemented fasts for rapid weight loss
Our local and national leaders in
nutrition and weight management
offer not only medical, nutritional
and surgical expertise, but also the support
and understanding patients need to achieve
their goals.
In the Weight Management Program, the
CDD offers several innovative, medically
supervised approaches that can be tailored
to individual needs and goals.
All diets are medically safe and closely
monitored by a physician. Some diets
involve supplemented fasts for rapid weight
loss; others are balanced-calorie, low-fat,
high-fiber approaches for slower rates of
weight loss. Pharmacotherapy can be coupled
with a balanced diet for enhanced
weight loss.
Patients who weigh 100 pounds or more
above their ideal weight are considered
extremely obese. Their risk of other diseases
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such as diabetes, hypertension and
coronary artery disease is increased. We
consult with Boston Medical Center
colleagues and refer patients for specialized
care, if needed. If these patients have been
unable to lose weight through diet and
exercise or pharmacological therapy, they
may be considered for a standard open or
laparoscopic gastric bypass operation.
Every weight loss option has additional
components such as an exercise program to
suit the patient's medical and physical
needs. Patients are encouraged to attend
group sessions led by a registered and
licensed dietician. They will learn behavior
modification skills to aid them in making
lifestyle changes conducive to not only
losing weight, but keeping it off.
Basic research is taking place in the areas
of obesity, metabolism, wasting and geriatrics.
Through clinical research, scientists
evaluate the medical and metabolic status
of obese patients relative to their primary
disease (especially diabetes, hypertension
and hyperlipidemia).
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