Apigenin, found in celery, parsley, red wine, tomato sauce, and other plant-based foods may be “particularly beneficial,” said Dr. Margaret A. Gates, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Bariatric surgery restricts the amount of food a person can consume or digest.
To be designated centers of excellence by the American College of Surgeons or the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, bariatric surgery centers must meet certain guidelines, including: performing at least 125 operations per year; employing a bariatric surgery coordinator and personnel to do long-term follow-up on patients; and entering patient outcomes into proprietary databases, which requires trained staff and a subscription to a database.

Both posts, as undersecretary at the Agriculture Department, require Senate confirmation. USDA is expected to spend more than -65 billion this fiscal year on nutrition programs such as school lunch and food stamps.
Concannon is director of the Iowa Department of Human Services, which is responsible for Medicaid, food assistance and low-income programs. He held similar positions in Maine and Oregon before appointment to the Iowa post in 2003.