Hospitals promoting weight loss

January 9, 2006

With the beginning of the new year, local medical providers are offering new options to help people realize their weight loss desire. Northeast Georgia Medical Center, which has become nationally recognized for its gastric-bypass surgery center at Lanier Park, is launching a non surgical program called Living Lighter on Jan. 16 to cater to the obese population.

Lanier Park's Bariatric Weight Loss Center performed about 300 gastric-bypass operations last year. A free information session about Living Lighter, the weight loss program is set for 5:30 p.m. today in the Blue Ridge Room on the Lanier Park campus. The program, which costs $300, includes 12 weeks of classes led by registered dietitian Ginny Reddick, who also works with patients following gastric bypass surgery.

Apart from weight loss programs, diet pills are also a nice alternative for weight loss. Diet pills such as phentermine are a proven source of weight loss.

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