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Intermittent fasting (IF) is a potential way to lose weight and live a healthier lifestyle. IF is based on adjusting the timing of when you consume calories and when you do not, separating the day into a fasting period and a non-fasting period.
Fasting for 12-16 hours is thought to decrease insulin levels, inflammation and encourage weight loss.
就我们目前所知而言，肥胖症并不是感染新型冠状病毒的风险因素。然而，有新数据表明，肥胖症患者如果感染了新型冠状病毒则更可能需要重症护理。 “我们发现肥胖症患者一旦感染病毒会更需要重症监护病房护理。”麻省总医院体重中心副主任Angela Fitch医生说。
Obesity is not a risk factor for becoming infected with COVID-19 that we are aware of today. However, new data suggests that patients who have obesity are more likely to require intensive care for COVID-19.
La obesidad no es un factor de riesgo para infectarse con el COVID-19 del que somos conscientes hoy en día. Sin embargo, los nuevos datos sugieren que los pacientes que tienen obesidad tienen más probabilidades de requerir cuidados intensivos para el COVID-19.
In episode #45 of the Charged podcast, Dr. Angela Fitch shares how she is helping to transform the way obesity treatment is approached by building patient-focused treatment programs and communities of support to help patients succeed in losing weight and living healthier lives.
In June 2006, Kim Walsh, a thirty-nine-year-old legal assistant in Boston, arrived at the Mass General Weight Center for gastric bypass surgery, weighing 310 pounds. Kim leveled out at 135 pounds – a weight she has successfully maintained for the past thirteen years.
Obesity is a disease in which a person has an excess amount of body fat. Learn about obesity, including its causes and signs, and how to keep a healthy weight.
Episode #17 of the Charged podcast
Episode #3 of the Charged podcast. Denise W. Gee, MD is an advanced laparoscopic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive general and bariatric surgery.