Iowa weight loss

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Iowa is a state in the United States. As per 2010 census, Iowa has an an estimated total population of 3,046,355 of which adults age 18 and over comprise of 76.1%.

Adult Overweight and Obesity Overweight and Obesity in Iowa[edit | edit source]

Dietary Behaviors[edit | edit source]

  • 27.5% of adults reported having consumed fruits at the recommended level of 2 or more times per day.
  • 21.9% of adults reported having consumed vegetables at the recommended level of 3 or more times per day.

Physical Activity[edit | edit source]

  • 43.9% of adults achieved at least 300 minutes a week of moderate-intensity aerobic Physical Activity or 150 minutes a week of vigorous-intensity aerobic activity (or an equivalent combination).
  • 24.2% of Iowa’s adults reported that during the past month, they had not participated in any Physical Activity.

Rethinking Our Dietary Approach

Shifting focus from individual blame to understanding the complexities of obesity is crucial. A key factor is insulin resistance, impacting up to 71% of the population, with 35% experiencing metabolic syndrome.

Navigating Misinformation

The overwhelming presence of over 20,000 books and mixed messages on obesity medicine calls for guidance from experts like Dr Prab R. Tumpati, MD, who can provide clarity on the science and practice of this field.

The Downfall of the Food Guide Pyramid

The outdated and ineffective food guide pyramid, promoting a low-fat but high-glycemic diet, significantly contributed to increased insulin resistance and, consequently, weight gain.

Insulin resistance and weight gain

Insulin resistance is a physiological condition where the body's cells become less responsive to the hormone insulin. As insulin not only controls the blood sugar, it also controls the weight! Reducing the overall carbohydrate load and insulin levels is a key underlying concept in many low carbohydrate diets such as the ketogenic diet.

The Blame Game in Obesity

Understanding metabolic starvation

Weight gain isn't typically intentional. It often stems from the paradox of metabolic starvation in the obese, driven by insulin resistance and resulting in heightened insulin levels. This leads to persistent hunger, cravings, and further weight gain. Stop blaming the victim for obesity!

County obesity statistics - Iowa[edit | edit source]

Iowa Adair County Obesity 34 33.6 29.7 29.9
Iowa Adams County Obesity 35.8 35.3 31.8 32
Iowa Allamakee County Obesity 30.6 29.9 25.3 25
Iowa Appanoose County Obesity 32.2 31.7 28 27.8
Iowa Audubon County Obesity 36.5 36 31.9 32.5
Iowa Benton County Obesity 31.8 31.2 27.6 27.5
Iowa Black Hawk County Obesity 29.5 29.3 27.5 27.6
Iowa Boone County Obesity 34.3 33.5 29.9 29.8
Iowa Bremer County Obesity 30.5 30.3 25.9 26.1
Iowa Buchanan County Obesity 32.3 31.9 27.7 27.4
Iowa Buena Vista County Obesity 29.6 29.1 25.3 25.2
Iowa Butler County Obesity 29.6 28.8 24.9 24.7
Iowa Calhoun County Obesity 32.8 32.1 28.2 28.2
Iowa Carroll County Obesity 34 33.6 29.4 29.5
Iowa Cass County Obesity 37.8 37.3 33.2 33.4
Iowa Cedar County Obesity 37.2 36.6 33.7 33.7
Iowa Cerro Gordo County Obesity 31.8 31 27.1 27.2
Iowa Cherokee County Obesity 29.8 29 25.7 25.5
Iowa Chickasaw County Obesity 32.8 32.1 28.5 28.5
Iowa Clarke County Obesity 33.7 33.1 29.1 29
Iowa Clay County Obesity 32.1 31.7 27.3 27.2
Iowa Clayton County Obesity 32.9 32.3 28.6 28.4
Iowa Clinton County Obesity 32.4 31.8 27.7 27.5
Iowa Crawford County Obesity 31.3 30.7 26.4 26
Iowa Dallas County Obesity 32.2 32 26.7 26.6
Iowa Davis County Obesity 33.7 33.1 30.3 30.3
Iowa Decatur County Obesity 33.2 33 28.7 28.8
Iowa Delaware County Obesity 36.1 35.4 32.9 32.7
Iowa Des Moines County Obesity 33.9 33.4 31 31
Iowa Dickinson County Obesity 30.7 30 26.3 26
Iowa Dubuque County Obesity 28.8 28.4 25.8 25.7
Iowa Emmet County Obesity 34 33.7 30.1 30.3
Iowa Fayette County Obesity 37.1 36.5 32.7 33.1
Iowa Floyd County Obesity 33.1 32.4 29.1 29.2
Iowa Franklin County Obesity 33.4 32.9 28.5 28.5
Iowa Fremont County Obesity 35.2 34.5 31.4 31.5
Iowa Greene County Obesity 32.2 31.5 27.1 26.8
Iowa Grundy County Obesity 34.1 33.4 29.4 29.3
Iowa Guthrie County Obesity 34.8 34.2 31 30.9
Iowa Hamilton County Obesity 34.3 33.8 29.2 29.3
Iowa Hancock County Obesity 28.1 27.1 24.1 23.9
Iowa Hardin County Obesity 36 35.5 31.7 32.1
Iowa Harrison County Obesity 34.1 33.6 29.2 29.1
Iowa Henry County Obesity 33 32.4 28.9 28.9
Iowa Howard County Obesity 32.6 32.1 27.2 27.2
Iowa Humboldt County Obesity 36.2 35.9 31.2 31.2
Iowa Ida County Obesity 33.3 32.8 28.6 28.7
Iowa Iowa County Obesity 31.2 30.6 27.1 27
Iowa Jackson County Obesity 33.3 32.7 28.3 28
Iowa Jasper County Obesity 36 35.6 34.2 34.6
Iowa Jefferson County Obesity 31.6 30.9 28.5 28
Iowa Johnson County Obesity 25.8 26.2 22.2 22.3
Iowa Jones County Obesity 30.5 29.9 26.3 26.1
Iowa Keokuk County Obesity 35.8 35 31.4 31.4
Iowa Kossuth County Obesity 33.2 32.6 29 29.2
Iowa Lee County Obesity 36.8 36.1 33.8 33.8
Iowa Linn County Obesity 29.9 29.8 26 25.9
Iowa Louisa County Obesity 35.1 34.6 30.1 29.9
Iowa Lucas County Obesity 34.3 34 29.6 29.9
Iowa Lyon County Obesity 32.2 31.7 27.9 27.9
Iowa Madison County Obesity 33.1 32.5 28.6 28.5
Iowa Mahaska County Obesity 29.2 28.7 25.3 25.3
Iowa Marion County Obesity 32 31.6 27.6 27.5
Iowa Marshall County Obesity 33.7 33.1 30.2 30.2
Iowa Mills County Obesity 31.1 30.3 25.5 25
Iowa Mitchell County Obesity 29.8 29.2 25.2 25.1
Iowa Monona County Obesity 30 29.2 25 25
Iowa Monroe County Obesity 35.6 35.2 32.1 32.1
Iowa Montgomery County Obesity 34.3 33.6 30.2 30.5
Iowa Muscatine County Obesity 36.2 35.9 31.9 31.8
Iowa O'Brien County Obesity 32.6 32 28.4 28.6
Iowa Osceola County Obesity 32.1 31.6 27.6 27.6
Iowa Page County Obesity 34.5 33.9 29.7 29.8
Iowa Palo Alto County Obesity 30.8 30.3 26 25.9
Iowa Plymouth County Obesity 35.9 35.3 31 31
Iowa Pocahontas County Obesity 32.7 31.9 27.6 27.6
Iowa Polk County Obesity 29.3 29.1 27.3 27.1
Iowa Pottawattamie County Obesity 34.9 34.5 32.2 32.4
Iowa Poweshiek County Obesity 31.8 31.4 27.1 27.1
Iowa Ringgold County Obesity 32.3 31.8 27.9 28.2
Iowa Sac County Obesity 32 31.2 26.5 26.6
Iowa Scott County Obesity 30.7 30.3 26.3 25.9
Iowa Shelby County Obesity 34.1 33.6 29.8 29.9
Iowa Sioux County Obesity 29.8 29.5 25.1 25.2
Iowa Story County Obesity 26.6 27.4 23.4 23.5
Iowa Tama County Obesity 31.1 30.5 26.8 26.7
Iowa Taylor County Obesity 33.6 33.2 28.8 29
Iowa Union County Obesity 35.1 34.6 31.3 31.4
Iowa Van Buren County Obesity 32.6 32 27.9 27.8
Iowa Wapello County Obesity 32.3 32 28.6 28.6
Iowa Warren County Obesity 32.9 32.2 29.2 28.9
Iowa Washington County Obesity 32 31.5 28.9 28.8
Iowa Wayne County Obesity 33.8 33.3 29.2 29.4
Iowa Webster County Obesity 30.9 30.4 26.3 26
Iowa Winnebago County Obesity 31.1 30.4 26.4 26.4
Iowa Winneshiek County Obesity 28.6 27.9 23.6 23.3
Iowa Woodbury County Obesity 32.4 32.1 29.8 29.9
Iowa Worth County Obesity 31.6 30.8 27.7 27.6
Iowa Wright County Obesity 31.9 31.5 26.8 27

Causes of weight gain in Iowa[edit | edit source]

The top causes of weight gain in Iowa include the following:

  • Insulin resistance - use this free w8md medical weight loss centers of America's tool to check if you might be insulin resistant that causes your weight gain, especially in the tummy!
  • Sleep disorders and weight gain are bidirectionally related where sleep problems lead to weight gain and weight gain in turn leads to sleep problems.
  • Nutritional deficiencies are an important cause of weight gain in Iowa.

Weight loss options in Iowa[edit | edit source]

In order to lose weightt, understand the proven options to lose weight in Iowa including the following.

  • Physical Activity for weight loss which only works in combination with diet as exercise on its own is shown to be pretty useless for weight loss since exercise stimulates appetite and builds heavier muscle tissue thereby negating any weight loss with calories burned. However, a combination of low calorie diet and exercise, or diet alone would work for weight loss but not exercise alone.

Iowa weight loss doctor[edit | edit source]

Dr. Prab R. Tumpati, is a board certified physician with experience and training in the field of obesity medicine in addition to training in sleep medicine and internal medicine. As the founder of WikiMD, and W8MD medical weight loss centers of America, Dr. Tumpati is familiar with the concepts, science, and art of weight loss medicine. Physicians practicing in Iowa interested in adding a W8MD medical weight loss program are welcome. Using telemedicine for weight loss for remote areas to provide obesity counseling and dietary, and weight loss coaching is a true miracle for many struggling to lose weight.

Iowa weight loss clinics[edit | edit source]

W8MD medical weight loss centers of America is a physician supervised, non-surgical, evidence based weight loss and wellness program with offices in many states in the United States. W8MD offers a telemedicine weight loss solution for your convenience.

Lose weight in Iowa from home[edit | edit source]

W8MD currently offers a convenient and very affordable telemedicine weight loss solution with certain limitations. Visit W8MD medical weight loss centers for more information.

Physicians join W8MD network of weight loss physicians[edit | edit source]

W8MD welcomes Iowa physicians to join W8MD network of weight loss physicians and the unique W8MD medical weight loss centers of America's program at your medical office or clinic.

W8MD weight loss physicians understand the factors that lead to weight gain including hormonal(insulin resistance), social, environmental and genetic factors and work with each patient individually to help design a customized weight loss plan that suits their individual needs.

Insurances for weight[edit | edit source]

As the 2010 health care law or the Affordable Care Act, popularly called Obamacare, mandates health insurance coverage for obesity as it is considered a preventable medical problem. The only problem is that most medical weight loss programs may not accept health insurance although there are exceptions such as W8MD medical weight loss centers of America.

Diet for weight loss in Iowa[edit | edit source]

One of the best ways to lose weight in Iowa or other places safely and effectively is to consider a very low calorie diet of 800 calories with either complete or partial meal replacement using specially manufactured meal replacement weight loss supplements such as the vlcd diet from w8md medical weight loss centers of America. Understand the 5 clinically proven measures to lose weight in Philadelphia including low calorie and very low calorie diets.

Exercises for weight loss in Iowa[edit | edit source]

Although exercise and Physical Activity is important for losing weight fast in Iowa, it is important to understand it only works if used in combination with a reduced calorie diet for weight loss. Research shows that for exercise-and-weight-loss/ weight loss, exercise alone is not a very useful tool for weight loss as exercise has a stimulating effect on weight loss, and it builds heavier muscle thereby compensating for any weight loss with burning of calories with exercise. Understand the role of exercise for weight loss in this youtube video from 52 weeks of weight loss and wellness video series.

Before and after weight loss pictures Iowa[edit | edit source]

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Videos for weight loss Iowa[edit | edit source]

Weight loss videos

Fast weight loss options Iowa[edit | edit source]

These are the fast and effective weight loss options for losing weight in Iowa.

1. FDA approved weight loss medications

2.Very low calorie diets

3. Exercise for weight loss

4. Correction of metabolic causes of weight gain

5. Bariatric surgery for weight loss

Telemedicine for weight loss[edit | edit source]

With advances in technology, telemedicine can be used to help patients lose weight and is available via W8MD medical weight loss centers of America with certain limitations. Weight loss appointments

Also see

Obesity and weight loss resources in the United States

Areas and territories that belong to the United States:

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Transform Your Life with W8MD Weight Loss Centers[edit source]

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Book Your Appointment[edit source]

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