Losing a significant amount of weight is no easy task. While it’s easy to say, “Eat less, eat better and move,” this isn’t easy with the typical American life which includes a focus on food and sedentary lifestyle spent commuting, working, and getting home late exhausted. Dieting often means a constant struggle with feeling hungry […]

Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding was recently featured on CBS News. In this sit down interview, Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding discusses the new balloon capsule and how it can help fight obesity. You can read more about the new balloon and view the segment here.  

“Let us be grateful for the people that bring us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” – Proust I began my weight loss journey in February 2014 and was blessed to have Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding help me on that journey. She is a skilled surgeon changing lives on a daily […]

For years, obese patients have been left on their own for the most part when dealing with primary care physicians who often lack training in how to assist patients in losing weight. New guidelines from leading medical groups like the American Heart Association encourage primary care physicians to do more than alert patients that their […]

Recent research from the NYU School of Medicine has doctors reconsidering the standard practice of determining obesity using the Body Mass Index (BMI). Using the height and weight of a person, BMI is calculated to classify the patient as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese. Most people are familiar with seeing it represented as a […]

Obesity puts people at risk of developing several health conditions, including Type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, also called Adult Onset Diabetes, is a chronic condition that can require insulin therapy and is found in people who are obese ten times more frequently than those whose weight is normal. When a person suffers from type […]

While smaller studies have explored the relationship between obesity and chronic pain, Stony Brook University researchers conducted a study of more than one million Americans and found a direct relationship between chronic pain and extra weight. The study in the journal, Obesity, used telephone interviews with to gather data. Chronic pain defined as pain that […]

Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding was recently featured in Esquire Magazine discussing the risks of drastic, rapid weight changes we often see in Hollywood. You can read what Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding has to say here.

In recent years, GERD has become a more common diagnosis. Because the symptoms of GERD include frequent heartburn or acid reflux many people worry that they might have GERD when experiencing these symptoms. As Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding points out, there is not always a direct connection between the two however it is important to be […]

Dr. Christine Ren-Fielding, a surgeon at NYU Langone, has been following a landmark trial on the effects of bariatric surgery on overall health. The trial, Surgical Treatment And Medications Potentially Eradicate Diabetes Efficiently (STAMPEDE), was started three years ago and charted the effect of bariatric surgeries, medication, and counseling versus medication and counseling alone, on […]