Author Archives: drmonash

Weight Loss Support Groups Now at TMC

Posted on November 16, 2011 by drmonash

Starting December 3rd, Support Groups will be held at Tucson Medical Center, 5301 E Grant Road. Our dates and times …

Posted on November 11, 2011 by drmonash

Proteins are simply chains of amino acids that are linked together in different ways. Amino acids are divided into two general …

Posted on October 26, 2011 by drmonash

So, what is a calorie anyway? A calorie is a unit of energy.
1 calorie equals the energy needed to …

Posted on October 6, 2011 by drmonash

Greetings! Halloween is just around the corner. Whether you are dressing up some little ones for trick-or-treating or just answering …

Posted on July 11, 2011 by drmonash

Unfortunately, most people on the ‘hCG diet’ are unaware of what they are actually taking, and do not know the …

Posted on June 17, 2011 by drmonash

Fats are either solid or liquid at room temperature. If liquid, we often refer to them as oils. When discussing …

Posted on June 2, 2011 by drmonash

First classified as Vitamin F, Omega-3 (ω-3) fatty acids were discovered to have the chemical structure of polyunsaturated fats (for …

Posted on May 20, 2011 by drmonash

So, who is the IDF? The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is an umbrella organization of over 200 national diabetes associations …

Posted on May 2, 2011 by drmonash

Iron is a mineral that stabilizes our hemoglobin, the component of red blood cells that transports oxygen to our tissues. …

Posted on April 22, 2011 by drmonash

Safe and successful patient outcomes first prompted Bruce Wolfe, the President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, …