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Health and Wellness | April 12, 2023

How to Support Someone on Their Weight Loss Journey

Losing weight takes patience and discipline. Learn ways to help someone you care about lose excess weight and stay motivated.
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Health and Wellness | December 16, 2022

What Is the Best Way to Lose Belly Fat? (video/podcast)

Excess belly fat is not good for your health. A Scripps weight management and diabetes specialist explains how to reduce belly fat.
News Releases | October 24, 2022

Scripps Hospital First in San Diego County to Offer Latest Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Procedure

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla has become the first medical center in San Diego County to offer the newest available bariatric surgical procedure.
Health and Wellness | August 26, 2022

Weight-Loss Solutions for Obesity and Related Conditions

Scripps offers the most common and latest weight-loss procedures, including gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and SADI. Learn how they work.
Health and Wellness | August 23, 2022

What Are the Benefits of Medical Weight Loss?

Scripps offers a world-class, medically supervised weight management and bariatric surgery program for people struggling with obesity.
Health and Wellness | August 17, 2022

Bariatric Surgery Success Story: Elizabeth Mireles Riggs

Elizabeth Mireles Riggs lost more than 100 pounds with help from bariatric surgery. She shares her weight-loss success story at Scripps.
Health and Wellness | July 18, 2022

How Does Gastric Sleeve Work to Help People Lose Weight?

Mark Takata, a bariatric surgeon at Scripps, explains how gastric sleeve surgery helps patients lose weight and who is a candidate for this procedure.
Patient Stories | June 2, 2022

Bariatric Surgery Helped Dustin Smith Conquer New Heights

Dustin Smith’s journey to health started with accredited bariatric surgery by one of the most experienced weight loss surgeons in Southern California.
Patient Stories | June 2, 2022

Pandemic Setbacks Reignited Michelle’s Commitment to Health

Michelle Feliciano hit roadblocks during the pandemic until she recommitted to weight loss and set out on the road to health.
An obese woman discusses weight-loss surgery with her bariatric surgeon.
Health and Wellness | February 9, 2022

Can Bariatric Surgery Treat Type 2 Diabetes?

Learn about evidence that weight loss surgery can be an effective treatment for Type 2 diabetes from bariatric surgery and diabetes experts at Scripps Health.