Professor Robert H. Lustig, MD, is an expert on obesity and an internet rock star. Just one of his many lectures has over TWO MILLION views on YouTube.
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Why do we get fat — and what should we do about it? Conventional wisdom says eat less, move more. The problem is that this advice rarely works very well.
PSA for Cure Lipedema Beau Dunn has lipedema. She is a model, actress, and artist with a size 2 upper body and a size 6 lower body. Updated information can be found on the Lipedema Project website.
A Closer Look at Lipedema and the Effects on the Lymphatic System By Joachim Zuther, on December 13th, 2012 Lymphedema BLOG – posting on the relationship of lymphedema and lipoedema.
Evaluation and management of the fat leg syndrome click here for pdf download Warren AG, Janz BA, Borud LJ, Slavin SA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2007 Jan;119(1):9e-15e. Abstract LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Discuss the initial…
Water Jet-Assisted Liposuction for Patients with Lipoedema: Histologic and Immunohistologic Analysis of the Aspirates of 30 Lipoedema Patients click here for pdf download J. J. Stutz Æ D. Krahl Abstract Lipoedema is a fat distribution disorder causing massive, bilaterally symmetrical enlargement of the lower and in some cases the upper…
Long-term Outcome After Surgical Treatment of Lipedema click here for pdf download Warren Peled, Anne MD; Slavin, Sumner A. MD; Brorson, Håkan MD, PhD Annals of Plastic Surgery: March 2012 – Volume 68 – Issue 3 – p 303–307 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e318215791e Reconstructive Surgery Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery University…
Lipedema: A Frequently Misdiagnosed and Misunderstood Fatty Deposition Syndrome click here for pdf download Caroline E. Fife, MD & Associate Professor & Department of Medicine & Division of Cardiology & The University of Texas Health Science Center & Houston, TX Erik A. Maus, MD & Assistant Professor & Department of…
Defective lymphatic vessels identified as a novel cause of adult-onset obesity click here for pdf download St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Leaky lymphatic vessels are the leading cause of the adult onset obesity observed in a laboratory model developed by investigators at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The findings suggest…
Classic text in the field of Lymphology: Foldi’s Textbook of Lymphology: For Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists Chapter 8 Inflammation click here for pdf download Chapter 9 Lipedema click here for pdf download