Time For A Tummy Tuck? Blame The Fruits

Bring out all those sayings about fruits being your best friend and keeping the doctors away and so on and so forth and kick them all in the gut (or in the pit)!

If recent studies are anything to go by, that slice of apple is going to conspire to add a millimeter or two to your girth and if you are the type to chow down seriously on fruits, you could be heading for a tummy tuck surgery.

U.S. scientists found that fructose, a monosaccharide that is found in fruits in addition to glucose, could be potentially disturbing where weight control is concerned. The study found that too much of fructose could hasten obesity and diabetes in individuals.

They don't fail to add that processed foods and soft drinks are also big donors of fructose and caution people to tamp down on the urge to chug a can of your favorite cola. High-fructose corn syrup or HFCS while not as harmful as pure fructose can also be a promulgator of weight gain.

Many of the nation's obese opt for a cosmetic surgery procedure like lipoplasty or a tummy tuck as a short-cut to controlling weight and maintaining a toned tummy. While at the Plastic Surgery Institute of California we don't encourage such an attitude, we do offer tummy tuck procedures as a solution to those who have failed to lose weight the traditional way.

A tummy tuck is a great course of action for individuals who have had next to none success with diets and exercise. Sometimes a bad lifestyle is enough to skew the physical appearance of a patient and if a diet rich in pure fructose has found its way to your palate, then we can find you a solution at our advanced surgical institute.