To My Patients, 

Fat Attack

Weight management is a concern for many women. Today’s eblast will focus on understanding the role of dietary fat and its impact on health related issues, and the use of a European technique, Mesotherapy, for fat reduction.

“Now we can offer patients a simple and safe technique to reduce body fat as an adjuvant to diet and exercise,” Dr. Birken said. “While mesotherapy is not promoted for weight management, it can decrease inches on the body without the use of surgery or liposuction.”

Mesotherapy is a simple medical technique which involves injections of small doses of pharmaceutical and/or allopathic medicines in the middle layer of skin called the “mesoderm”. This non-surgical alternative has been used with phenomenal success in Europe for over 50 years and is brought with great enthusiasm to the United States. Dr. Birken has completed training and is certified by the American Society of Aesthetics and Mesotherapy.

High fat intake contributes to excess body weight, since a gram of fat has about twice as many calories per gram as carbohydrates and proteins. Some fatty foods (such as bacon, sausage, and potato chips) often have fewer vitamins and minerals than low-fat foods. Lean meat, fish, poultry without skin, beans, tofu, low-fat yogurt, low-fat milk, low-fat cottage cheese and tuna fish packed in water are good, low-fat sources of protein.

Learn about the foods you eat by reading nutrition labels. Look for "low-fat," "nonfat" and "reduced-fat" claims on food packages. Focus on total fat, rather than individual items. Decrease the total amount of fat you eat to 20-35% or less of your total daily calories. For a person eating 2,000 calories a day, this would be 44-77 grams of fat or less per day.

Eat plenty of plant-based foods (such as grain products, fruits and vegetables) and a moderate amount of animal-based foods (meat and dairy products) to help control your fat, cholesterol and calorie intake as well as increasing your physical activity to improve heart health and lose excess body fat.

If you are interested in learning more about mesotherapy for fat reduction, please contact Liz at 832-287-6647 or ebirken@houston.rr.com

Randy Birken, MD
www.gynfo.com