Metabolic & Hormonal Harmony
Jul 20 2015Metabolic & Hormonal Harmony- Interview with Dr. Jocelyne FARES in Fitn' Style Magazine issue of July/ August 2015
To determine if you're at a healthy weight, enter the following information and calculate your body mass index (BMI).
This is the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended body weight based on BMI values for adults. It is used for both men and women, age 18 or older.
Category | BMI range - kg/m2 |
Severe Thinness | < 16 |
Moderate Thinness | 16 - 17 |
Mild Thinness | 17 - 18.5 |
Normal | 18.5 - 25 |
Overweight | 25 - 30 |
Obese Class I | 30 - 35 |
Obese Class II | 35 - 40 |
Obese Class III | > 40 |
Our mission is to find ways to prevent weight gain, obesity and its complications through a multidisciplinary team.
The center incorporates more than 15 specialists (physicians, dieticians and therapists) ready to help and provide high quality medical care for overweight and obese people through surgical treatment, therapeutic nutrition and behavioral modifications.
"High blood pressure is cured or improved in almost 78% of patients after a significant amount of weight loss following bariatric surgery."
"Weight loss surgery promotes weight loss by limiting food intake and reducing hunger sensations."
"Weight loss surgery offers an opportunity to live a longer, happier, healthier, and more active life."
"Weight loss surgery resolves or improves many serious health and long term life threatening conditions associated with obesity."
"Weight loss surgery helps morbidly obese patients achieve significant and long term weight loss."
"Without surgery, diet and exercise alone achieve an average long term weight loss of only 10% in severely obese individuals."
"Weight loss surgery is the only proven long term method of weight loss for individuals who are more than 45 kilograms overweight."
"Obstructive sleep apnea is cured in almost 86% of patients after a significant amount of weight loss following bariatric surgery."
"Bariatric revision or “Redo” procedures may be necessary due to surgical complications or after insufficient weight loss or weight regain."
"As choosing weight loss surgery is a big decision, it is important for individuals to learn about their options and the surgical benefits and risks, in order to prepare for what lies ahead of them"
"Gastric Plication Surgery mimics the beneficial effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy, but does not involve cutting, stapling, or removing stomach tissue."
"Gastric Plication Surgery mimics the beneficial effects of Sleeve Gastrectomy, but does not involve cutting, stapling, or removing stomach tissue."
"Laparoscopic Surgery is known to cause less postoperative discomfort, pain and stress on body’s defenses, along with a shorter hospital stay and quick recovery"
"The risks of any weight loss surgery are outweighed by the long term risks of all associated obesity related diseases."
"A restrictive procedure is one that limits the amount of food that can be eaten at any one time."
"A malabsorptive procedure is one that reduces the amount of food absorbed by the digestive system."
"We always give our personal number to our entire private patients (this is in addition to the contact numbers of the COCP and MEIH hospital) so that they might reach us without delay in case of emergency."
"IF we can have one patient Testimonial for each type of surgery??? Specially for Sleeve and Mini-Bypass and if possible Gastric Plication"
Metabolic & Hormonal Harmony- Interview with Dr. Jocelyne FARES in Fitn' Style Magazine issue of July/ August 2015
Fitn' Style Magazine (May/June 2015)- Interview with Dr. Georges AL HAJJ
Our food is plentiful. Our work is deskbound. Our activity is effortless and it is killing us.
Ghazir Municipality.
L’HEBDO MAGAZINE- N: 2918
IFSO 2013 - Fistulas In Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
We are located in the outpatient department of the Middle East Institute Of Health (MEIH, www.meih.org) Obesity & Weight Control Center, Bsalim - El Metn, Lebanon
Tel / Fax : 04/714583
Tel : 04/712111 ext: 6067
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If you are in doubt, don’t be as long you have the more than capable hands of Dr. Georges Al Hajj and his excellent medical team.
It’s from the rarest occasions that we are blessed to have such robust team to look after our health and wellbeing.
My sincere appreciation goes to Dr. Georges Al Hajj, Dr. Rodrigue Chemaly and every member of their comprehensive team at COCP.
Well done on setting new standard for a personalized medical services, chapeau.
Ahmad Yousef