The brain... one more reason to lose weight!: Weight Loss

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

Did you hear about the newest studies out about being overweight and how that is connect to your brain? I was reading online that if you are overweight that your brain ages faster and you lose brain tissue. If your BMI is a bit over 25 then your brain ages about 8 years and loses about 4% of brain tissue. If you are at 30 BMI that jumps up to 16 yeaars of premature aging for the brain and a loss of around 8%. I guess eating the right food helps your body stay healthy and if you are eating bad food for the body, you're eating bad food for the brain; conversely I think if you eat good food for the brain, it will be good for the body and you won't be overweight.

tammy · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

This is a bit different information regarding the brain than what you just posted, but on the Oprah show yesterday I saw an extremely overweight woman get this brain surgery that was supposed to help her lose weight. It was called Radical Weight Loss Surgery. I think she was the first person to get it. It is a 3 hour procedure that is done while the patient is still awake. I guess the brain doesn't feel any pain, but they had to put local anesthetic around the head area.

It was interesting. You can read more about the Oprah article here.

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

tammy wrote:

This is a bit different information regarding the brain than what you just posted, but on the Oprah show yesterday I saw an extremely overweight woman get this brain surgery that was supposed to help her lose weight. It was called Radical Weight Loss Surgery. I think she was the first person to get it. It is a 3 hour procedure that is done while the patient is still awake. I guess the brain doesn't feel any pain, but they had to put local anesthetic around the head area.

Unless someone has a medical problem and can't lose weight, it just surprises me how people can go in and have these extreme surgeries to help them lose weight and not even think twice about the risks! Why not just quit eating so much!?! Surgeries are always risky, and the chance these people take is unbelievable.

Is there really any truth to someone who can't lose weight due to a medical problem? :neutral:

I have always thought that if a person were to not eat anymore for the rest of their life, they would dwindle away to nothing and die. Or, after a person does die, don't they lose weight!?!?

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I always thought it was about will power. I've never been in the shoes of an extremely overweight person so I can't tell if they just don't have enough will power or there is really something wrong with the person medically. I do think there are a ton of people out there that give up too soon because they don't have the will power to not eat as much and to start exercising. Those are the people that take those over the counter diet pills. I agree though, getting dangerous surgeries done seems a little extreme. But if this lady was almost 500 pounds, maybe it was life or death for her?

Ziggy · **Site Rank:** Healthy BBF

500 lbs!?! Extreme definitely fits into her life, then.

emofree · **Site Rank:** Healthy Friend

Well I guess one reason for sure why the brain is the reason to lose weight is because the brain dictates to us on when to eat or what time to eat or how many we should eat. maybe because if our brain only does wanted to eat then one thing for sure is we will really get fat. I don't think that surgery will help either and it is said that every thing is in our minds.

HealthyPals · **Site Rank:** Site Admin

I've never agreed with surgery as a method to lose weight. All it takes is will power and dedication, and yes that starts in your mind.

Y's Guy · **Site Rank:** Moderator

Surgery will get the fat off but it won't fix the reason why it got on there in the first place and you will be more likely to put the weight back on...

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