SmartShape Weight Loss Centre
190 Attwell Drive, Suite 490
Toronto, ON M9W 6H8
Phone: (888) 278-7952
Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
In a recent study released by The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), over 33,000 women living with severe obesity who gave birth, including those who had gastric bypass surgery and lost weight before conception, were less likely to have babies with birth defects than similar women who did not have weight-loss surgery, a …
Did you know that one of the best things you can do to prevent cancer is maintaining a healthy body weight and lifestyle? According to the Canadian Cancer Society, about one-third of all cancers can be prevented by eating well, staying active and maintaining a healthy body weight. However, the connection between being obese and …
October 10th is the World Health Organization’s “World Mental Health Day”. Mental Health can be affected in many ways, and can have many different results on everyday living. For instance, have you ever thought about how some packaged foods can stay fresh until their ‘best before’ date? The reason they can is through the use …
September is The Arthritis Society of Canada's Arthritis Awareness Month. Obesity increases the risk of developing osteoarthritis, and in all cases, obesity makes arthritis worse. Every pound of excess weight exerts about 4 pounds of extra pressure on the knees. So a person who is 10 pounds overweight has 40 pounds of extra pressure on …
Obese young adults may be more likely to have a stroke than people who aren't overweight, a U.S. study suggests.Researchers studied about 2,350 residents of the greater Baltimore and Washington, DC, region and found that after accounting for age, gender and ethnicity, obesity increased the odds of a stroke for young adults by 57 percent.Much …
Did you know that many cancers today are linked to obesity? With the rise in obesity over the past two decades, along with reduced physical activity and diets high in carbohydrates, a review of more than a thousand studies has found solid evidence that being overweight or obese increases the risk for at least 13 …
Cornell University has been a world leader in conducting research showing that bariatric surgery dramatically outperforms the usual medical treatment for Type 2 diabetes.In 2012, the results of a 2-year randomized study published in The New England Journal of Medicine showed that most bariatric surgery patients were able to discontinue all diabetes medications and maintain …
According to specialists, Alzheimer's starts ravaging the brain quietly more than a decade before the first symptoms appear. Overweight people or people who are obese during their midlife years could be more vulnerable to developing Alzheimer's disease.A new research study performed by scientists from the National Institutes of Health reveals that midlife obesity can lead …
New treatment sharply reduces death and disability from major stroke with death rate cut in halfBeing overweight or obese can increase the risk of stroke. Dramatic results from a new clinical trial are set to change the way many strokes are treated in Canada and around the world. A new treatment, using high-tech equipment and …
Often times when we are dealing with our health issues, we rely on our family doctor to provide us with a remedy. For 10 years, SmartShape has been the preferred bariatric centre in Canada for family physicians, for permanent weight loss solutions, like the Lap-Band or Gastric Sleeve.The SmartShape Weight Loss Centre has proven comprehensive …
