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06 December 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, on Richard M. Peterson, MD, MPH, interviewed for November 2011 San Antonio Magazine: "The obesity problem in Texas falls into the highest category of obesity as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," says Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, Director of the UT Medicine Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and Chief, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, UT School of Medicine San Antonio. "One in three people in Texas are obese." Peterson says that most patients who are seeking surgery have tried traditional weight loss solutions. "We have talked to patients who have had the surgery, and they say, 'My one regret is that I wish I did it sooner.'"     Read San Antonio Magazine article | CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute – Westover Hills

08 November 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, on KENS-5 Great Day SA: Lose weight the right way ... Today! — Dr. Peterson, Director of the UT Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Chief of the UTHSCSA Division of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, and Medical Director of the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute - Westover Hills, discusses procedures and who is a good candidate for these procedures, as well as the keys to success - exercise, eating right, and going to the support group meetings. View video | CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute – Westover Hills

27 October 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, on KENS-5 Great Day SA: A failed diet doesn't mean a failed you — Dr. Peterson, Director of the UT Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Chief of the Division of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, and Medical Director of the CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute - Westover Hills, discusses surgical weight loss options as a solution to the patient's unsuccessful battle with obesity. View video | CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute – Westover Hills

16 August 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard M. Peterson, MD, Director of UT Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, and Medical Director, CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute – Westover Hills: Dr. Peterson is co-author of a study on bioabsorbable tissue reinforcement in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies, published in Obesity Surgery.

Read article: Integrated Bioabsorbable Tissue Reinforcement in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy | CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute – Westover Hills

06 July 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, and UT Weight Loss announce 1st Support Group meeting:    Dr. Peterson will be hosting the inaugural meeting of the UT Medicine Center for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery and CHRISTUS Weight Loss Institute Support Group. The meeting is open to everyone – pre-op, post-op, family and friends, and those who are still investigating the possibilities of weight loss surgery. Please join us! July 6, 2011, 6:30 pm, CHRISTUS Westover Hills Hospital, Conference Room A&B.
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24 May 2011, San Antonio, TX — Richard Peterson, MD, MPH, FACS, interview on San Antonio's KSAT-12 — 'Weight Loss Pod':    Dr. Peterson, Director of the UT Center for Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, agrees that there are benefits to the new sauna weight loss spa therapy, which uses heat and LED lighting to accomplish weight loss — but the weight loss is more than likely just water weight. "I don't know that there's any data to support right now the claims that this is going to help sustained weight loss for any length of time." According to Dr. Peterson, a balanced diet and exercise are the mainstays for long-term weight loss results, and he strongly recommends talking to your doctor before using any kind of sauna weight loss therapy.
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