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Tufts Medical Center’s Dr. Sunny Shah answers your questions about popular new weight loss medications.

Lowell General Hospital Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery program helps siblings lose a combined 600 lbs.

During the holidays we can sometimes lose sight of our healthy eating practices. Our registered dietitians have compiled eight tips to keep us on track!

Sticking to a New Year’s resolution can be hard. Nicole Taub, patient at Tufts MC Weight and Wellness Center, tells her story of how she changed her life through surgical weight loss on her journey to be healthier.

Gerry Ferretti, of Chelmsford, eats well and teaches exercise classes, but for years she struggled to reach her weight goals and wrestled with stomach issues.

Frozen vegetables are a healthy and inexpensive way to get vegetables during the winter months.

Satisfy your stomach with vegetables and classic comfort food.

Squash are high in nutrients that can help your immune system.

Starting the day off right with a nutritious breakfast will give you energy, help you concentrate and helps you make healthy choices throughout the day.

The end of summer is always busy and with students going back to school soon these recipes are perfect for a quick and healthy dinner.

Tufts Medical Center's Weight and Wellness patient describes her weight loss journey.

One of the best parts of summer is fresh fruit and adding it to your meals is a nice way to add flavor and nutrients.

These nutritious recipes will excite your tastebuds and make your barbeque anything but basic.

Learn more about living a balanced healthy lifestyle from the Weight and Wellness Center team.

It’s been a hot June so far and it looks like we’re in for a hot summer. Light recipes that feature lean protein and a variety of vegetables can hit the spot on a warm day.

Meet Delaynee Lopez. A weight loss surgery patient who has lost 63 pounds in 6 months post op.

May is American Stroke Month. Do you know there are things you can do with your diet to reduce your risk of having a stroke?

Spring is here and it brings warmer weather and new seasonal produce with it.

Lowell General Hospital is proud to be recognized with a Blue Distinction® Centers+ for Bariatric Surgery designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities that show a commitment to delivering high-quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed with input from the medical community and leading accreditation and quality organizations.

Health services leader Optum named Lowell General Hospital’s Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery a Resource Services Center of Excellence (COE) for providing cost-effective, quality health care to patients receiving bariatric surgery and other related services that address the long-term health risks associated with morbid obesity.