About 1800 GET THIN

The rate of obesity in Californian adults has increased to 20% over the past 20 years. 1 800 GET THIN is a company that believes that educating the public about a medically-accepted alternative to allow persons a means to stop living with obesity can be a major step in inversing this upward trend. Therefore, 1800 GET THIN commits to helping obese individuals, especially those who suffer from obesity-related comorbid conditions, by launching marketing campaigns to educate the public about the medically proven alternatives to obesity.

1800GET THIN believes that obesity is a serious health condition. Obese persons also have an increased chance of suffering from obesity related comorbid conditions, including hypertension, sleep apnea and diabetes. However, some insurance companies refuse to cover the treatment of these conditions with LAP-BAND® surgery, despite the fact that there is documented success to the elimination of these conditions with weight loss through the LAP-BAND®. 1 800 GET THIN therefore communicates with prospective LAP-BAND® patients to see if they have any obesity-related benefits in their health insurance policy.

1800GETTHIN also supports LAP BAND seminars for pre-approved LAP-BAND® patients and those who are interested in this procedure. In these seminars, which are presented by independent, certified LAP-BAND® surgeons, patients can have their medical history reviewed by a doctor who would be able to give them a recommendation on whether this surgery could help them.

Resource:

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/downloads/obesity_trends_2009.pdf