The Saturday Scalpel: Issue 37

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From the desk of Dr. Kevin, MD

“Anyways…”

Hello Scalpelheads,

It’s Kevin. Put the crunches down. Back away from the treadmill. We need to talk about your belly fat, and no, it’s not because you “didn’t want it bad enough.” That’s Instagram brainwashing.

Here’s the uncomfortable truth…

Weight loss has about a 98 percent failure rate.

If this were a medication, the FDA would escort it out of the building in handcuffs. So if your plan has been “eat less, move more, suffer quietly,” congrats, you’ve been solving the wrong problem.