From the Inside Out: Resolving Obesity through the New Science of Bariatrics [Paperback]

Paula Magid (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 17, 2007 | ISBN-10: 0595425852 | ISBN-13: 978-0595425853 | Edition: 1

As bariatric professionals we have watched obesity surgery as it evolved from boutique status to a demand industry. We now offer the first comprehensive guide specifically detailing the psychological aspects of bariatric surgery. From the Inside Out is an unbiased straight-to-the-point advice from health care professionals: dietitians, nurses, surgeons, and program coordinators, as well as heartfelt insight from over 25 post-operative bariatric patients. One of the authors knows from experience after losing 160 pounds via bariatric surgery in 2002. Today Paula Magid has managed several hospital based bariatric programs. The other two authors have psychology backgrounds and work with hundreds of patients losing thousands of pounds and keeping it off. Follow their ideas and you will too!

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About the Author

Steven Baum, PhD is a licensed psychologist who specializes in bariatrics. He is an adjunct faculty at The College of Santa Fe and resides in Albuquerque. Angela Bickman, holds a BA in psychology from the University of Michigan and has a focus on obesity discrimination. She is currently the Bariatric Program Assistant at the Michigan Bariatric Institute at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan, and is completing her Masters Degree.Paula Magid, COTA, is Bariatric Program Director of the Michigan Bariatric Institute at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, MI. where she coordinates all patient educational and clinical services.

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse; 1 edition (April 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595425852
• ISBN-13: 978-0595425853
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,016,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kirkus Review, June 25, 2007

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Steven Baum "skbaum" (albuquerque) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: From the Inside Out: Resolving Obesity through the New Science of Bariatrics (Paperback)

Support and insight for those considering weight-loss surgery.The popularity of bariatrics has risen in recent years with the burgeoning rates of obesity in the UnitedStates and the increasing number of celebrities who have undergone weight-loss surgery. As the studies cited here show, diets have a poor success rate. Thousands of people have spent decades trying one diet, pill or exercise program after another in frustrated efforts to lose weight, while developing life-threatening conditions, or co-morbidities, such as high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes, along the way. The authors,bariatric specialists, advocate weight-loss surgery as a drastic but effective way for those struggling with morbid obesity to change and regain control of their lives. However, as the book makes clear through statementsby weight-loss surgery recipients and descriptions of what patients experience before and after procedures, bariatrics is no easy way out. Rather, it is a powerful tool that requires those who choose it to confront their issues about food, body image and their relationships with others. While patients lose, on average, 70 percent of excess body weight, according to the authors, they often experience emotional and psychological highs and lows as they adjust to their new lives and new bodies. From the Inside Out is a more helpful resource for those considering or preparing for weight-loss surgery than for those just starting to research it. While it outlines the preparation patients should undertake before the procedure and what to expect physically and emotionally afterward, it does not describe the different types of surgery or the required post-op diet regimen in any great detail.
Though it contains valuable insight for both prospective patients and those treating them, the authors' awkward, prose is often rough reading. Still an informative read for those considering weight-loss procedures.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Well Intended but a poor read, February 7, 2009

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M. Doiron (Connecticut, USA) - See all my reviews
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From the Inside Out: Resolving Obesity through the new science of Bariatrics

The errors in spelling and grammar, and generally poor editing, make this book difficult to read. It is a well-intentioned effort to emphasize the gamut of social/ psychological/ relationship impacts that may affect a WLS patient and those around them. Great subject to explore and more efforts in this direction are needed. I would not recommend it for people in the early stages of WLS research. For those with more advanced research already done, who are willing to endure the hobbled writing style, it provides some good information about the push-pull of people's feelings toward WLS.

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful To WLS Patients, December 18, 2008

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This review is from: From the Inside Out: Resolving Obesity through the New Science of Bariatrics (Paperback)

As a post bariatric surgery patient, I found this book very useful. I had a Duodenal Switch, and the book is geared for Roux-En-Y patients, but it was still very useful. I had done tons of research about WLS so I wasn't nervous about the physical aspects of the surgery or recovery. I was very worried about the mental aspects of WLS and this book helped tremendously. I recommend it to anyone who is thinking about or has had any weight loss surgery.