The Best Bariatrics Books 2025

1. Weight Loss Surgery Success: Dr. V's A-Z Steps for Losing Weight and Gaining Enlightenment, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

Pre-Owned - In this book, Dr. Vuong offers pertinent psychological and self-improvement tips that are necessary for success after weight loss surgery, which is a rarely covered topic. Drawing on his professional experience working with obesity patients and his own personal journey for enlightenment, he has provided a concise yet profound manual for losing weight and gaining enlightenment. This book does not discuss the various weight loss surgeries, complications, insurance coverage, food tips, or the usual dieting tips. This book deals more with what really matters after weight loss surgery--how to change your mind and hence your perception of reality. Whether you are a newbie to weight loss surgery, a seasoned dieter, or just someone seeking enlightenment, this book is a must read. Dr. Vuong is an internationally renowned bariatric surgeon and the current director of Lovelace Bariatrics in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is recognized for his unique Patient Empowerment Program, in which he personally leads weekly educational sessions for his WLS patients. A popular speaker, Dr. Vuong starred in TLC's hit show, 900 Pound Man: A Race Against Time.

Weight Loss Surgery Success: Dr. V's A-Z Steps for Losing Weight and Gaining Enlightenment, Pre-Owned (Paperback)

2. The Weight of It : A Story of Two Sisters, Used [Paperback]

A "candid, funny, and altogether un-putdownable" (Glamour) memoir about the bond between two sisters - and the 150 pounds that nearly separated them As young girls, a year apart in age, Alison and Amy Wilensky were almost indistinguishable, and they were inseparable. But during elementary school, Alison began gaining weight, and by the time she was sixteen was morbidly obese. The sisters remained close, but over the years the daily indignities and affronts that Alison endured took their toll, reshaping her identity indelibly and affecting the sisters' relationship in unanticipated ways.Then, in her late twenties, Alison underwent gastric bypass surgery and lost 150 pounds. Everyone who knew her-and particularly Amy-would have to confront the many dimensions of this transformation and acknowledge that the person who emerged was, to some degree, a stranger. The Weight of It is a universal story of how we discover who we are and who we want to be.

The Weight of It : A Story of Two Sisters, Used [Paperback]

3. The Dash Diet to End Obesity: The Best Plan to Prevent Hypertension and Type-2 Diabetes and Reduce Excess Weight [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Called the "good nutrition bible" by one reviewer, The DASH Diet to End Obesity is the ultimate guide to common sense-lifestyle changes that will improve the health of the entire family. With a special emphasis on prevention, this book is written for parents, teachers, and anyone concerned about protecting themselves and their children from the health risks of obesity. This book is the most comprehensive guide to the DASH diet plan yet published. DASH? - Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension - was first formulated to combat hypertension (high blood pressure). But numerous studies have shown that the eating plan is also useful for dealing with excess weight, abnormal blood fats, Type 2 diabetes, and other health concerns. The DASH diet has soared in popularity because not only does it allow people to take charge of their own health and that of their families, they can do it while eating delicious food. The plan emphasizes seasonings, spices, healthy oils, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other flavorful food choices. But unlike a mere recipe book, The DASH Diet to End Obesity explains the science and psychology of how to find success with the DASH approach. Author Dr. William Manger and his three distinguished colleagues have crafted a reader-friendly book geared to motivate people to make healthy, informed changes in their daily lives. The book offers in-depth information about fats, cholesterols, vitamins and minerals, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and more. An entire section is devoted to the role of salt and the dangers of consuming too much salt, especially for people who are overweight. The book also contains a special chapter about eating for the management of diabetes. Not only do the authors present a lot of information in an accessible tone, they provide detailed descriptions of how to incorporate this knowledge into every meal with memory strategies, charts, and quick tips. The DASH eating plan is not just a diet, however, and the book covers the importance of sleep, physical exercise, and staying psychologically motivated. The authors also dissect the reasons other diets fail, and discuss the risks and benefits of other methods of weight loss, including surgery and weight-loss drugs. This book represents the life work of the four prestigious authors; it is not a jump-on-the-bandwagon response to the recent popularity of the DASH diet. Dr. William Manger has been such a proponent of the DASH lifestyle that he has founded an organization that teaches the eating plan to young children in schools. Medical researchers and experts today are saying many parents could outlive their children because of runaway childhood obesity. This is the scenario The DASH Diet to End Obesity is dedicated to reversing.

The DASH Diet to End Obesity : The Best Plan to Prevent Hypertension and Type-2 Diabetes and Reduce Excess Weight, Used [Paperback]

4. Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. A major new update and revision, incorporating up-to the minute information on the safety and efficacy of controlled carbohydrate weight-loss, as well as dozens of new case studies, and a two week jump-start program. This all-new revised and re-recorded edition of our very successful Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution audio will be updated throughout with new material, including a new jump-start program, new case studies, new information regarding using the diet safely, and new studies on efficacy of following the diet

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Used [Hardcover]

5. The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America [Paperback - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. A "warm and funny and honest...genuinely unputdownable" (Curtis Sittenfeld) memoir chronicling what it's like to live in today's world as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who, as he neared the age of fifty, weighed 460 pounds and decided he had to change his life. When he was almost fifty years old, Tommy Tomlinson weighed an astonishing--and dangerous--460 pounds, at risk for heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, unable to climb a flight of stairs without having to catch his breath, or travel on an airplane without buying two seats. Raised in a family that loved food, he had been aware of the problem for years, seeing doctors and trying diets from the time he was a preteen. But nothing worked, and every time he tried to make a change, it didn't go the way he planned--in fact, he wasn't sure that he really wanted to change. In The Elephant in the Room , Tomlinson chronicles his lifelong battle with weight in a voice that combines the urgency of Roxane Gay's Hunger with the intimacy of Rick Bragg's All Over but the Shoutin' . He also hits the road to meet other members of the plus-sized tribe in an attempt to understand how, as a nation, we got to this point. From buying a Fitbit and setting exercise goals to contemplating the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas, America's "capital of food porn," and modifying his own diet, Tomlinson brings us along on a candid and sometimes brutal look at the everyday experience of being constantly aware of your size. Over the course of the book, he confronts these issues head-on and chronicles the practical steps he has to take to lose weight by the end. "What could have been a wallow in memoir self-pity is raised to art by Tomlinson's wit and prose" ( Rolling Stone ). Affecting and searingly honest, The Elephant in the Room is an "inspirational" ( The New York Times ) memoir that will resonate with anyone who has grappled with addiction, shame, or self-consciousness. "Add this to your reading list ASAP" ( Charlotte Magazine ).

The Elephant in the Room : One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America, Used [Paperback]

6. Obesity and Associated Eating Disorders: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals, an Issue of Psychiatric Clinics: Volume 34-4 [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Obesity and psychiatric concerns are closely linked. This issue examine obesity and psychiatric status, and includes articles on binge eating disorder and night eating syndrome. This issue provides guidance on the medical evaluation of the obese individual, behavioral assessment, dietary management, and behavioral treatment. Articles on motivational interviewing, pharmacotherapy for obesity and surgical treatment of obesity give the full spectrum of treatment options. Finally this issue examines obesity as a public health epidemic.

Obesity and Associated Eating Disorders : A Guide for Mental Health Professionals, Used [Hardcover]

7. Safer Than Phen-Fen! [Hardcover - Used]

CONDITION - USED - Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included. Without a doubt, the prescription-drug combination of phentermine and fenfluramine known as phen-fen has become the most successful medical weight-loss method ever, used by more than 18 million people in the U.S. However, while plhentermine has been used safely for more than thirty years, a growing body of scientific evidence links fenfluramine to dangerous side effects affecting the heart and lungs. Similar alarming results are reported with Redux and Pandimin, related weight-loss prescription aids. Dr. Michael Anchors, a Harvard-trained physician and an expert on treating obesity, has developed a safe alternative. Using phentermine with other medications in place of fenfluramine, he has helped over 600 people lose more than 10,000 pounds since 1995 -- and the vast majority have shown they can keep the pounds off with no more than a minor maintenance program. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Anchors spells out his safe, new path to weight loss and better health. He also explains the proper role of exercise and diet in weight-loss programs, tells how to locate doctors experienced in the use of prescription drugs for weight loss, and prepares you to talk knowledgeably with your doctor about the issue. There's much more, including a chapter addressed specifically to physicians. By buying this book and discussing it with your doctor, you can put yourself on the road to safe, permanent weight loss today!About the Author Michael Anchors, M.D., Ph.D.,obtained his doctorate in biochemistry from Harvard University in 1974 and continued his studies as a postdoctoral fellow at UCLA. He attended medical school at the University of Miami and served his internship and residency at Duke University. Dr. Anchors also served as a researcher in the cardiology division of the National Institutes of Health and has operated a private family practice in Maryland for the past eleven years. A clinical professor of medicine at Georgetown University, he has extensive experience treating obesity and is a popular public speaker on the connections between health and weight.

Safer Than Phen-Fen!, Used [Hardcover]

8. Why Diets Don't Work: Food Is Not The Problem, Used [Paperback]

This is not another diet plan, it is a battle plan This is a battle plan with a unique strategy for success. This book will enlighten and help you realize you can put down the shame, anger, resentment and struggle of weight issues. There is a power greater than their taste buds Get off the roller coaster of fighting the battle of the bulge by understanding this is a spiritual problem. Stop making the diet programs of the world rich while you stay angry It all started in the garden. ""So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate..."" (Genesis 3:6). It looked good and she ate Satan always baits deception with a little bit of truth. He always tells you the short term pleasure, not the long term effect. We do the same today, if it looks good we eat it, without any thought to the consequences in our body. Eating for pleasure, not nutrition. We know from the news that there is an obesity epidemic and the diet industry is a multi-million dollar business, but we are still obese How do we stop this? When we see the truth from Gods Word. Food is not the problem. Like Eve we have been given a free will to make choices for ourselves. You will find truths in this book that will set you free from Satans bondage and bring health to your spirit, soul and body - your whole person

Why Diets Don't Work, Used [Paperback]

9. The Expert's Guide to Weight-Loss Surgery: Is It Right for Me? What Happens During Surgery? How Do I Keep the Weight Off?, Used [Paperback]

An indispensible guide to weight-loss surgery written by a leading bariatric surgeon Today, an estimated 44 million Americans suffer from obesity. For one in five Americans, diet and exercise simply don't work. Luckily, weight-loss surgeries offer a realistic solution that can help people overcome genetics and work toward drastic, life-altering weight loss. As the cofounder of an obesity clinic at Houston's Methodist Hospital, Dr. Garth Davis has helped hundreds of patients manage the emotional and physical effects of being more than a hundred pounds overweight. His successful program was featured on the hit TLC show Big Medicine . In this essential handbook, Dr. Davis delivers the expert advice that his patients use to overcome issues surrounding their obesity, help shed the weight and regain a healthy body. With anecdotes from real-life patients and a complete diet and exercise plan that ensures long-term success, Dr. Davis shows how anyone can achieve a healthy weight through surgery. The Expert's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery is required reading for anyone seeking a permanent obesity cure.

The Expert's Guide to Weight-Loss Surgery : Is It Right for Me? What Happens During Surgery? How Do I Keep the Weight Off?, Used [Paperback]

10. Magnificent Obesity : My Search for Wellness, Voice and Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Used [Paperback]

The voice of a generation, speaking on issues of mortality, body image, health and dreams deferred, Magnificent Obesity recounts one woman's effort to look honestly and compassionately at her obesity through the lenses of anxiety, addiction, aging and agnosticism. Although things don't always turn out the way she'd hoped or planned, Martha's indomitable spirit and her conviction that it's never too late to grow up, that it is possible to feel born again at any age, and that there is no sell-by date on dreams will inspire anyone who yearns to rewrite their story and take their own magnificent leap into a life lived with passion, purpose, and authentic power. When Martha Moravec shows up at the ER with severe anxiety, she does not expect to be told she is having a heart attack at age 55. What follows is a journey of mind, body, and soul as the shock accelerates a tolerable midlife crisis into a race to close the gap between where she is headed in life and the very different place she wants to be. A woman living alone, Martha recruits a team of doctors, therapists, and priests, helpers, healers, and friends from the tight-knit weave of small town life in southern Vermont. The patience and dedication of the people she calls "angels we can see" proves that it takes a village to raise a happy, self-actualized adult. As she addresses childhood trauma, panic attacks and phobias, addictive behaviors and an obsessive fear of death, Martha walks an often painful, always illuminating path in her fight to recover her physical, mental, and spiritual health.

Magnificent Obesity : My Search for Wellness, Voice and Meaning in the Second Half of Life, Used [Paperback]