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Health and Wellness | January 1, 2014
What Are Some Ways I Can Help My Sedentary Child Be More Active?
Help your child be more active and reduce risk for adult health problems like type 2 diabetes, stroke and heart disease with these tips from Scripps Health.
Health and Wellness | November 17, 2013
How Many Calories Are You Burning in a Day?
Find out how many calories you burn in a normal day and how many calories you need to burn to lose a pound.
Health and Wellness | January 12, 2012
How Small Steps Mean Big Success for Diabetes Management
Small steps can go a long way toward effective diabetes management. Learn about steps you can take for optimal health with these tips from Scripps Health.
Scripps in the News | April 20, 2011
The Savvy Patient - Package Deal: As Weight Goes Down, So Do Related Health Risks
Scripps experts discuss the effects of healthy weight on overall wellness in a 2011 column of "Savvy Patient" in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Scripps in the News | January 10, 2011
The Savvy Patient - Measure Intake, Increase Activities to Lose Weight
Scripps talks about keeping weight loss goals in a 2011 column "The Savvy Patient" in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Patient Stories | September 28, 2010
Scripps Helps Law Enforcement Commander Take Control of His Weight
A border control agent, husband and father of two shares his experience after undergoing bariatric surgery at Scripps Green Hospital in San Diego.
Scripps in the News | June 10, 2010
Scripps Clinic Physician Provides Recommendations for Weight Loss Plateaus
Scripps weight management expert Ken Fujioka, MD, talks about getting past weight loss plateaus in a 2010 interview in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Patient Stories | March 3, 2010
Surgery Helps Ease Woman's Lifelong Struggle With Weight
Scripps Health patient Susan M. struggled with weight for decades before exploring bariatric surgery options, eventually deciding on gastric banding.
Patient Stories | November 10, 2009
Bariatric Surgery Helps a Young Mother Regain Her Life
Struggling with weight management, gestational diabetes and Type 2 diabetes, one patient opts for a successful laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery procedure.
Patient Stories | April 12, 2009
Woman Lives a Lighter Life After Weight Loss Surgery
Before weight loss surgery, Terri H. struggled with numerous health conditions including high blood pressure, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.