Are you a bit overweight and wondering what is causing your weight gain? Are you wondering - I do not overeat intentionally but still keep gaining weight? Do you have some excess weight in the stomach or upper part of your body? If so, there may be a metabolic reason for your weight gain called insulin resistance. Insulin resistance is a common problem that explains weight gain in up to 71 percent of the population as insulin resistance leads to increased levels of this body building hormone thereby leading to weight gain. A physician trained in the new field of obesity medicine might be able to help reverse this process so you may be able to lose weight fast and safe!

1. FREE WEIGHT LOSS TIPS
Prab R. Tumpati, MD
Founder, Philadelphia W8MD Medical
Weight Loss Centers of America

2. W8MD medical weight loss centers of America

3. What’s causing your weight gain?
• Up to 70 percent of the population in the United
States deals with being overweight or obese
• 35 percent of all adults, according to Centers for
Disease Control (CDC) are prediabetic and have
significant insulin resistance while another 36
percent have some signs of insulin resistance
• Diabetes has increased by over 500 percent in
the last 50 years or so and now affects 8 percent
of the population
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4. Do you have excess belly fat?
If you gain weight in the tummy or upper part, you may
have metabolic or insulin resistance weight gain! Affecting
up to 71 percent of the US population, insulin resistance is
common and explains weight gain in many!
■ Large waist of over 40 inches in men and over 36 inches
in women (lower in Asians)
■ Elevated blood pressure (hypertension)
■ Low vitamin D level
■ reduced HDL-cholesterol (“good” cholesterol)
■ High triglycerides
■ High blood glucose level of >100 (sugar)
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5. Understand the
metabolic causes
of weight gain
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6. Overview of Obesity
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• Understand the causes
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• Learn about
consequences
3
• Start an action plan to
reduce weight
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7. Risks of obesity – metabolic
syndrome
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8. CDC Statistics on Prediabetes rates
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9. Consequences of obesity
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Elevated blood lipids such as low
good cholesterol and high
triglycerides
•Diabetes mellitus type 2
Ischemic heart disease
•Cerebrovascular disease or Stroke
Gallbladder stones
•Osteoarthritis
•obstructive sleep apnea and
breathing troubles
•Some cancers of the
gastrointestinal and genitourinary
such as
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•Endometrial
•Breast
•Prostate
•Colon
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10. Lines in the neck(stria) – a sign of
insulin resistance
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11. Skin tags –
sign of
insulin
resistance
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12. Acanthosis nigricans of neck and skin
tags – some signs of insulin resistance
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14. 5 proven measures to lose weight
• Very Low Calorie Diet with partial meal
replacement as needed under medical
supervision
• Appetite suppressant medications if needed
to suppress hunger and food cravings
• Correction of metabolic factors such as
insulin resistance under the supervision of an
obesity medicine physician
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15. Start a diet plan
Working Toward Weight Loss Success
Get
professional
help as
needed
Set a goal
and action
plan
Understand
causes of
obesity
Start an exercise plan
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16. Proven measures to lose weight
Correction of sleep disorders such
as sleep apnea or circadian
rhythm problems, irregular sleep
wake cycle, lack of proper sleep
etc.
A plan to start regular physical
activity
A behavior modification plan with
regular follow up
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17. Where to get help for losing weight?
If you are overweight and have excess
abdominal fat, a weight-related medical
problem, or a family history of such
problems, you need to lose weight.
Healthy diets and exercise can help people
maintain a healthy weight, and may also
help them lose weight.
It is important to recognize that overweight
is a chronic condition which can only be
weight
controlled with W8MD medicalAmerica loss centers of
long-term changes.

18. Understand glycemic index of foods
• Glycemic index of foods determines how much
insulin is needed and how fast it has to be
produced when you consume the food!
• Higher the glycemic index, higher the chances of
sugar rush and crash phenomenon that leads
food cravings and increase chances of insulin
resistance!
• Use this free online tool to understand glycemic
index of foods!
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19. How can W8MD medical weight loss
centers of America help?
• The specially trained obesity medicine physicians of
W8MD partner with each patient to develop a custom
weight management program to best meet their
individual needs taking into account their medical
history, lifestyle and goals.
• Since weight and sleep go together, most of the W8MD
centers are able to address sleep issues such as
snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia
and restless leg syndrome to name a few.
• And the best part of the program is that most insurance’s
do cover the doctor visits and W8MD medical weight loss
centers of America is one of the few physician weight loss
centers to accept health insurance for weight loss visits.
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20. About the author
• Dr. Prab Tumpati MD is founder of W8MD
Weight Loss Centers, and is well versed with the
concepts in the new field of obesity medicine.
• Having passed a written board examination in
the field of Bariatric or Obesity Medicine, Dr.
Tumpati is also Board Certified in Sleep Medicine
and Internal Medicine and is the medical
director of Poly-Tech Sleep and W8MD insurance
physician weight loss program in Greater
Philadelphia and New York City!
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21. Summary
• Find out your risk
• Start with a BMI (body mass index) measure
• Learn about metabolic causes of weight gain
such as insulin resistance
• Find a weight loss program that works with
your insurance for fast and safe weight loss
• Change your lifestyle for sustained weight
loss success
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22. Free tools and resources
• Metabolic syndrome meter to learn about
insulin resistance.
• If you are looking for a medical weight loss
program that accepts health insurance, you
may want to consider Philadelphia Insurance
medical weight loss program or other similar
programs for non surgical weight loss!
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