In this week’s report, find out what kind of fat actually burns calories, learn about government plans to tax some sweet treats, and see how teen pregnancy can lead to future obesity. Plus, get the latest on a class-action lawsuit against the Canadian doctor accused of sexually abusing several patients, and discover what scientists have learned about preventing metabolic syndrome.
Plus, Chef Dave will check in from the road to give viewers a behind-the-scenes peek at a special cooking event for bariatric patients. You’ll find all this and plenty more in this week’s edition of WLS News.
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Organizations mentioned in this week’s news:
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- Toronto Scarborough Hospital
- The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
- Superior Court of Justice (Ontario, Canada)
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
- The Beatles
- Yale University
- New York City Health Commissioner – Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
- The Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
- Kaiser Permanente
- Chef Dave (the world’s first bariatric chef)
- Bariatric Advantage (nutritional supplements)
April 24th, 2009 at 6:42 am
Welcome Chef DAVE
April 24th, 2009 at 7:26 am
I LOVE CHEF DAVE!!!…..can’t wait for his show to start! It is so great getting behind the scenes with him. Makes me want to pack my suitcase and hit the road!! How fun!
And as always, great info from Leslie….I hope to see the soda tax happen! Hopefully it will help people get off the juice.
ANOTHER GREAT INFORMATIVE EPISODE!!
April 24th, 2009 at 7:41 am
Woot Dave! I like this kind of vid!
April 24th, 2009 at 9:28 am
Awesome Leslie, awesome Leslie! AND awesome Chef Dave! Great job everyone!!! I saw a program about people that work outside in the cold produce more brown fat so now when the post-ops complain about being cold at events, I’ll tell them they are making brown fat and so enjoy it! GREAT JOB!!