"This Wednesday is Ladies Night Out. We'll only have the appetizers and drink specials." "I'll start the movie. Don't forget the buttered popcorn and soda." "I thought that we could grab a quick bite on the road, that way we can get there faster." Food is life, both socially and nutritionally. Healthy diets and eating habits supply much needed nourishment for human growth and tissue repair. Increasingly, the fashion, style and wont of American culture …showed first 75 words of 528 total…

…showed last 75 words of 528 total…in the last four years. Alarmingly, no long-term mandatory postoperative programs are in place to sustain and continue with weight loss and maintenance. Making even modest changes in diet and exercise will help diminish the obesity risk. Pop culture must concentrate on a proactive stance and conceive both weight and health as a permanent conversion in lifestyle. Through education, pop culture should be empowered to pursue necessary lifestyle changes and remain within healthy weight limits