In less than a year, Diane, a Beaumont Weight Control Center participant, lost more weight than she expected.

"Since I started the program in January, I have lost 80 pounds and I am going to go down just a little bit more because I like the fact that I feel so much better," she says. Diane is one of thousands of metro Detroiters who have benefited from the weight loss programs offered at Beaumont.

For more than 15 years, the team at the Beaumont Weight Control Center has helped people like Diane feel better and gain positive attitudes about eating and exercise that are essential for successful weight loss.

At a size 28 and weighing 350 pounds, Ida Nemzin was diagnosed as morbidly obese. Her health was in jeopardy and she was being treated for hypertension, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, acid reflux, diabetes, poor blood circulation and depression. Something had to be done.

"I was finally prepared to talk to a doctor about my weight and discuss bariatric surgery options. It's something I was thinking about for a while, and I knew if I didn't do something now, I may eventually have the same battle to fight," she says. "I've struggled with my weight my entire life and was ready to make a commitment."

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Jason Simons waited 10 years for the right diagnosis. To call it a cough is an understatement. In Jason’s words, it was “bone rattling.” He said, “There were times at work when I would have to stop what I was doing just to cough.” So, at age 26, after more than 10 years of treatment, including inhalers and pills, Jason found out his problem wasn’t allergies or asthma. It was reflux.

The Southfield resident was finally referred to Daniel Rontal, M.D., an otolaryngologist and co-director of Beaumont’s Center for Reflux
and Esophageal Cancer Prevention.

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