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January 2024
Obesity expert and board-certified bariatric surgeon Dr. Seun Sowemimo explains five other key factors that should be used to determine if someone is normal weight, overweight, obese or extremely obese that go beyond the outdated measurement provided solely by the Body Mass Index (BMI):
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December 2023
Dr. Seun Sowemimo practices intermittent fasting for weight loss & weight management. It’s one of the 4 components of Dr. Seun’s Weight Loss Plan. CentraState Healthcare System recently interviewed the doctor for the article below, which highlights this safe, inexpensive, easy strategy to boost health, lose weight and give you more energy every day.
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July 2023
Dr. Seun Sowemimo provided his medical expertise regarding type 2 diabetic nutrition guidance advising people to consume fiber-rich natural foods and follow a timed eating (intermittent fasting) schedule to help maintain blood sugar for Medical News Today:
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June 2023
Obesity expert Dr. Seun Sowemimo appeared on the BeWell program with host Shannon Lanier to discuss weight loss options including intermittent fasting, bariatric surgery and the new injectable weight loss medications.
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May 2023
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February 2023
This father and son duo lost 400 pounds together and broke their family’s generational battle against obesity. Meet Clifford and James Daniels and find out how they lost weight after gastric sleeve surgery–and kept the weight off years later.
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May 2022
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“I tried to lose the weight myself, but nothing seemed to work,” says Marie, who was surrounded by temptation in her role as an executive pastry chef. Dr. Sowemimo came highly recommended through friends, so they were more than willing to make the hour-long commute to his office. At their first meeting, they knew it was the right decision.
“Daniel and Marie were ready to make a change and were committed to the process,” says Dr. Sowemimo, who emphasizes that surgery is just one part of the weight loss equation. “It’s about changing the quantity and quality of food you eat and adopting healthy lifestyle tools for long-term success.”
“Having a supportive partner in the process can also be a real advantage,” he adds. “We’ve seen husbands and wives, cousins and siblings go through it together, with great results.”
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April 2022
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“While you sleep, your digestive system also rests and recovers from the day; eating late at night forces it to work overtime,” says Dr. Seun Sowemimo, a New Jersey-based bariatric surgeon. “Eating your last meal of the day earlier also allows your digestive system to sync with your circadian rhythm.”
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March 2021
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Doctor and Entrepreneur. You don’t often hear those words together but this is something that Dr. Seun Sowemimo (Dr. Seun) has achieved.
Like other medical professionals creating a positive impact, he has created a business and practice, Primesurgicare that changes lives by helping people lose significant weight through bariatric surgery and healthy living strategies.
I recently caught up with him to learn about his story and what made him take a leap of faith into entrepreneurship.
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August 2021
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“Most fad diets have some aspects that work and provide results but not every plan that helps you lose weight is healthy,” explains Seun Sowemimo, MD, Director of Bariatric Surgery at the Bariatric Center at CentraState Medical Center.
Weight-loss surgery can help people who are severely overweight lose weight gradually and keep it off. It also can reduce or even eliminate the health risks associated with obesity. The two most popular procedures are gastric bypass surgery and gastric sleeve surgery.
During gastric bypass surgery, surgeons reconfigure the stomach and small intestine to reduce the amount of food patients can eat and digest. In gastric sleeve surgery, the size of the stomach is reduced to a smaller banana shape that limits food intake and cuts down the production of the hormone that causes hunger.
With these procedures, patients require less food to feel full. In addition, weight-loss surgery creates a metabolic effect, whereby gastric hormones drive weight loss.
“Paired with a healthy diet and lifestyle, bariatric procedures help patients lose weight by making them feel full on only a small amount of food,” says Dr. Seun.
Here are some of the fad diets that you should avoid if you are looking for long-term weight loss success:
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March 2021
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“I felt like I spent my whole life dieting,” said the 43-year-old mother of two from Manahawkin, NJ. “I always managed it when I was younger, but as I got into my 30s the weight just got harder to keep off. And by the time I hit my 40s, I put everything else first.”
But after suffering from gestational diabetes through both of her pregnancies, putting her at a higher risk for Type 2 diabetes, and going on medication for her blood pressure, Catherine recognized that it was time to put herself first. On March 1, 2019, Catherine made her first visit to Dr. Seun Sowemimo, medical director of the Bariatric Center at CentraState Medical Center and founder of Prime Surgicare in Freehold.
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June 2020
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Seun Sowemimo (Dr. Seun), MD, FACS, FASMBS is a board-certified and fellowship-trained general, laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon specializing in minimally invasive weight loss surgery, hernia and gallbladder surgery. Dr. Seun is committed to helping people change their lives by losing significant weight through bariatric surgery and healthy living strategies. Dr. Seun is a leading NJ bariatric surgeon who has been featured on News 12 NJ, CBS and NY1. He has authored articles in the Asbury Park Press, Reader’s Digest, Yahoo.com and Obesity Help. He is the medical director of the bariatric surgery program at CentraState Medical Center and staff surgeon at Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, New Jersey. He is the medical director of Prime Surgicare and Central Jersey Bariatrics, both bariatric, advanced laparoscopic and general surgical private practices located in Freehold, New Jersey.
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August 2020
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Seun Sowemimo, MD is recognized by the American Health Council as “Best in Medicine” for his outstanding contributions to the medical field. Founder and medical director at his private practice, Prime Surgicare, in Freehold, N.J., Dr. Sowemimo performs general and bariatric surgeries. Since entering the healthcare field 21 years ago, Dr. Sowemimo has garnered comprehensive skills and knowledge in weight-loss surgery, general surgery and bariatric surgery.
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September 2020
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“I was only 20-years-old when my primary care doctor diagnosed me with pre-diabetes and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),” recalls Sarah Jablonski, a former server and now the marketing manager of a popular Ocean County steakhouse. “I had already tried every diet and exercise plan when Dr. Feingold suggested I consider bariatric surgery.”
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October 2020
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“For some people, diet and exercise alone do not result in sustained weight loss,” says Dr. Feingold. “Sometimes another solution is needed to take off the excess weight and reduce weight-related medical issues.”
Dr. Feingold, a Manalapan-based primary care doctor, connected Sarah with Seun Sowemimo, MD, board-certified bariatric and general surgeon, who determined that Sarah would be a good candidate for sleeve gastrectomy.
“I knew after my first meeting with Dr. Sowemimo that I would have the surgery,” recalls Sarah. “I had tried everything else.”
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By Oluseun A. Sowemimo, MD, FACS, FASMBS
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“According to a recent CDC report that examined COVID-19 patient data from January through May, hospitalizations of obese patients were six times higher, ICU admissions [were] five times higher, and deaths [were] 12 times higher when compared to patients without obesity.
Obesity doesn’t just create more severe symptoms, though, it can also complicate the ability to safely treat the illness.”
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January 2020
Barbara Vargas underwent gastric sleeve weight loss surgery in 2017.
She has shared her successful bariatric journey on ObesityHelp.com and on our Prime Surgicare blog.
Today, she runs competitive distance competitions and inspires many newer weight loss surgery warriors with her words of understanding and inspiration.
CentraState Healthcare System featured Barbara’s journey to health and sustained weight loss in the 2018 – 2019 Annual Report this year.
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Seun Sowemimo, MD, FACS, FASMBS, a laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon practicing in New Jersey, says one of his top New Year’s resolutions is to continue a quest to reduce sugar in his family’s diet. He explains, “My resolution is to eat even less sugar this year. Over the past three to four years, since I’ve had children, my wife and I really don’t have sugary drinks or food in our home. That has helped us offset our desire for it. I admit, I’m pretty proud when our daughters tell the restaurant server we only order dessert on our birthdays.”
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Dr. Sowemimo, known to everyone as “Dr. Seun,” medical director of Prime Surgicare in Freehold, has been passionate about weight loss and weight management since his medical school training at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Columbia University and Yale University.
“Early in my studies, I was struck by how much damage carrying excess weight can do to the body—and the person’s quality of life,” Dr. Seun explains. “Over time, obesity will probably shorten your life span by years — not months.”
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Obviously, weight loss surgery isn’t for everyone. According to Dr. Seun Sowemimo, medical director at Prime Surgicare, co-medical director of Central Jersey Bariatrics and a board-certified bariatric and gastrointestinal surgeon, a patient must fall into one of the following categories to consider surgery:
Dr. Sowemimo also notes that in very obese people dealing with medical problems related to weight, surgery can improve diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, sleep apnea and chronic joint pain. And considering the comorbidities that come with obesity, the operation is considered to be extremely safe.
Beyond the numbers, there’s an even bigger qualification: motivation. Lots of it.
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People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or higher are considered obese, according to the CDC. People with obesity are at increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers, including breast cancer in post-menopausal women, colon and rectal cancer, uterine cancer and kidney cancer, Dr. Seun Sowemimo, a bariatric surgeon and obesity expert at CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, New Jersey, told Live Science in 2015.
About 36 percent of men ages 65 to 74 are obese, and about 40 percent of women ages 65 to 74 are obese, the CDC reported.
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Our Prime Surgicare weight loss program was featured on CBS Channel 2’s American Health Front on July 31st, airing prior to the final round of the PGA Golf Championship, no less!
Our team has been working hard to provide our patients dealing with metabolic syndrome (obesity) with a comprehensive, “soup-to-nuts” support system that begins before bariatric surgery and continues through the patient achieving a normal BMI.
I’m particularly appreciative that members of our monthly support group volunteered to speak on camera about their personal weight loss challenges and victories.
Ultimately, I hope we reached many people in the metropolitan New York viewing area who may mistakenly think they are “too far gone” to lose the weight, or are living life on the sidelines, just because they weigh too much.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
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Older people also lose more muscle mass than younger people, which contributes to the metabolic rate decrease. This is why I encourage my patients over age 40 to add light weight-bearing exercise to their fitness routines.
Whether you’re young in age or young-at-heart, speeding up your metabolism keeps your body burning calories, so you are blasting away calories at the highest rate possible. This is important if you are trying to lose or maintain your weight.
These tools should serve as a roadmap to good health, while also helping to offset the chronic disease of obesity. They’re also surprisingly easy to incorporate into your current lifestyle:
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As featured in CentraState Hospital’s Healthy Directions summer magazine, two sisters-in-law are forever connected by the decisions they both made to undergo gastric sleeve weight loss surgery. Close in age and personality, Alana and Julie Sims are smart, attractive and accomplished. The only thing holding them back was their weight.
When one of them decided to undergo bariatric weight loss surgery four years ago, her success soon inspired the other to make the same decision.
Now, four years later, Alana and Julie have lost nearly 300 pounds between them. Equally important—through constant encouragement and support for each other—they’ve successfully kept the weight off years after their operations.
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BlackDoctor.org recently asked for Dr. Seun’s expertise about why our emotions can compel us to eat for all the wrong reasons.
Both negative and positive emotions can entice you to eat when you don’t need to, or worse, eat the wrong thing to feel better, calmer, even more in control.
But those are all the wrong reasons to eat. In fact, doing so regularly can quickly pack on unwanted pounds which can be even more difficult to lose.
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“How can I be gaining weight? I’m eating smarter and exercising more.What am I doing wrong?”
As a doctor specializing in the treatment of metabolic disease and obesity, I talk with people from Monmouth and Ocean counties every day about body weight.
Many people truly don’t know why they are carrying an extra 50, 60 or even 100 pounds.
It comes as a surprise when I tell overweight people that just about everyone has to watch their weight throughout life. Healthy-weight adults are not naturally “skinny.” They work at it.
Most of the patients who come to see me are not eating the right foods, to be sure.
But there are several other factors that contribute to obesity, some less obvious than others.
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Dr. Seun and his bariatric patient, Ron Pavesi, are featured on CentraState Hospital’s summer 2015 cover of their Healthy Directions Magazine, as a feature article.
Ron, a 65-year-old retired teacher, had the sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve) and went on to lose more than 100 pounds. Today, he is passionate about staying active and fit.
Dr. Seun and Ron began recreational bike riding together and went on to create the Prime Surgicare Trailblazers biking club, open to any patient who has undergone weight loss surgery.
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The most successful “bariatric warriors” have learned to manage their weight loss using the same management tools they need to complete a project at work.
In other words, they’ve re-organized their lives in order to make nutrition, exercise and other healthy lifestyle endeavors gain equal ground with the other aspects of daily life.
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It’s not news that being significantly overweight is detrimental to your health, regardless of age or fitness level. But a new report released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) reinforced what those of us who work in obesity and cancer treatment have known for years: Obesity will soon become the number one risk factor for cancer, even surpassing tobacco use.
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Christie says he won’t announce a decision on running for the White House until early next year, but he told potential campaign donors Friday night that he has lost 85 pounds since undergoing lapband surgery last year, according to the New York Times.
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Obesity isn’t a problem of self-control, but a disease that should be treated with the seriousness that doctors approach cancer, diabetes and heart disease, a local surgeon says.
It also holds the key to lowering the skyrocketing cost of health care and making workers more productive, he said.
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Dr. Seun Sowemimo and his teen bariatric patient, Amanda Mace are interviewed on NY1 News about her decision as a young person to undergo weight loss surgery.
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Dr. Seun appears on News 12’s “12 To Your Health”, hosted by Dr. Derrick DeSilva. Dr. Seun talks about how bariatric surgery has proven to be a highly successful weight loss option for people with BMI’s above 35, as a treatment for alleviating or lessening obesity-related chronic medical conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and sleep apnea.
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Dr. Seun appears on News 12’s “12 To Your Health” television program, hosted by Dr. Derrick DeSilva. Dr. Seun discusses the obesity epidemic in the country and the benefits of bariatric surgery for some patients.
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“I have struggled with weight all my life, but about 10 years ago it really went out of control,” says James O’Neill, a 48-year old substance abuse counselor who lives in East Brunswick. O’Neill weighed as much as 310 pounds before his gastric bypass surgery last August. Today he weighs in at 195.
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Dr. Seun was interviewed on News 12′s “To Your Health“ with his patient Karen Fabiny, RN, after her successful weight loss surgery.