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Obesity Costs
By: Scottsdale Weight Loss Center
Published: July 15, 2009
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Recently, the Wall Street Journal, ran an article about the cost and expense associated with being overweight. As the number of obese persons increased by 37% between 1998 and 2006, the medical expenses for treating those who are about 30 or more pounds overweight increased to about 9.1% of all of our U.S. medical costs.
People who are overweight and obese spend 42% more than normal weight people on their healthcare. Prescriptions drugs are most of this increase. With weight comes an increased incidence of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol and the multitude of drugs to treat them. Many of these can be quite expensive.
Our own chart review has shown that our patients have stopped 50% diabetes and blood pressure drugs after have been treated for at least 12 weeks in our medical weight loss program.
The average American is 23 lbs overweight. Americans have been found to eat about 250 calories more per day now than two to three decades ago. This is not a huge daily amount. This is about 26 oz of coke per day or half a blueberry muffin from Starbucks. If you can cut these treats out, do so as soon as possible. If you have trouble doing so, please search out a bariatric physician who can help you.
We know eating healthy is not cheap. Quality lean meats, fresh vegetables and fruit do cost more than fast food. As we also know, eating too much and becoming obese has a high cost too.
Nick
Nick's Story
"I wish I would have come here first. We spend all our time reacting to the next great weight loss tip or program. It might work for a while, but does not last and we end up yo-yoing from one fad to the next – as we gain more weight." Read More
Gina
Lost 44.5 lbs
"I had no trouble adhering to the meals and they really helped catapult my progress! The classes were so beneficial to me because they helped change my thinking about how I viewed health, nutrition, and fitness.
I will always have my relationship with Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. They truly helped me change my life forever." Read More
Lauren
Lost 60 lbs
"Dr. Ziltzer and everyone who I have come in contact with at the Scottsdale Weight Loss office have been so encouraging and I look forward to seeing them each week. It is now a year and 2 months later since I started. I am down 60 lbs., which is the average amount a 9-year-old weighs, it is crazy to think I lost a whole person! I feel amazing, I hit my goal weight in November 2021 just before Thanksgiving. Nothing on my body hurts anymore..." Read More
Chuck
Lost 66 lbs
"The best thing I did was call the Scottsdale Weight Loss Center. I have a lot more energy, I'm not hungry, and it feels great.
You can take it from me that this is a program that produces results. The staff is always positive, supportive, and never judgmental.
Your visits always result in positive reinforcement, no matter if you had a good week or a bad week." Read More
Emily
Lost 101 lbs
"Here I am at the lowest I have been since high school weighing in at 155lbs. I have lost 101 lbs, BMI of 39 when I started, to 21.6, and of course at body fat % of 47.1 to 26.5%. I told myself by my 30th birthday I wanted to be confident in the way I look and I owe it all to SWLC. The entire staff is so welcoming and they are rooting for you just as much as you are rooting for yourself...." Read More
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Meet Our Team
Robert Ziltzer, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Diana Bone, FNP-C
Specializing in Obesity Medicine
Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, MFOMA
Obesity Medicine Certified Physician
Kristen Ash, FNP-C, FNP-BC
Nurse Practitioner
Alicia Earley, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner
