Endoscopic Weight Loss Solutions Research & Education
A pandemic meets a pandemic
Most of us living in the industrialized world now recognize that obesity and its related diseases such as diabetes and heart disease have been an ongoing global health burden for several decades and show no [...]
Walk the Walk
We all know we ought to exercise and eat more healthily. But the question is, how do we get there? One of the tried and true adages is that we should walk 10,000 steps per [...]
Weight-Loss Surgery Dramatically Lowers the Risk of Early Death, a New Study Finds
For decades, doctors have known that losing weight can significantly lower risk of heart disease and by extension, reduce the risk of dying from heart-related events such as stroke and heart attack. Studies have shown that both [...]
Intermittent Fasting
It seems every few years a new weight loss fad arrives, and intermittent fasting (IF) has been garnering a lot of attention lately. The practice of intermittent fasting has actually been around for millennia, practiced [...]
Weight Loss Results that Last
An increasing number of physicians and patients are recognizing the positive impact of the Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) procedure on weight loss and metabolic health. The procedure is endoscopic (meaning scar-less), minimally-invasive, safe, well-tolerated, and [...]
Dr. Watson Explains the Gastric Sleeve Revision Procedure VIDEO
The San Francisco Institute for Weight Loss, founded by world-renowned gastroenterologist Kenneth F. Binmoeller, M.D., is dedicated to providing the highest quality care for patients in the Bay Area. Rabindra R. Watson, M.D., heads up [...]