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It’s not your fault weight loss is hard. Researchers are learning more about what it takes to lose weight and keep it off. It turns out that your stomach has more of an effect on weight loss than was expected: hormones from the gut communicate with your brain. This reveals that people who have weight [...]

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Considering weight loss surgery? If you are, chances are that you’ve tried many times to lose weight. Sometimes, for any number of reasons, dieting just doesn’t work. Lee Grossbard has been a bariatric surgeon for more than 20 years. He finally decided that he would undergo the LAP-BAND Adjustable Gastric Banding System surgery himself. The [...]

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Obese teens are opting for a drastic solution: weight loss surgery. And it’s effective. Teen Weight Loss Surgery: Gastric Bands Worth the Risk ? – ABC News reports: “…gastric banding, a laparoscopic procedure that places an adjustable band around the stomach to limit its size, is becoming more common among obese teens. What’s more, new [...]

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Weight loss surgery: beware of complications

by angela.booth on September 15, 2009

Weight-loss surgery has gotten a lot of attention lately, thanks to many celebrities who have undergone the procedure. However, it is not something that should be done on a whim. Consider the possible complications before “going under the knife.” The most common complications that occur immediately after weight-loss surgery are: Infection: As with any other [...]

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A Swedish study reports that weight loss surgery may cut the risks of cancer for obese women. Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risks in women | Health | Reuters reports: “They found women who had weight-loss surgery were 42 percent less likely to develop cancer during a 10-year study published in the journal Lancet Oncology. Men [...]

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Weight Loss Surgery: Pain-Free Alternatives

by angela.booth on May 8, 2009

Weight-loss surgery is a very costly, risky way to get the figure you’ve always wanted. It is intended only for the very obese. But how can you get that new physique otherwise? Actually, you can get the body you’ve always wanted without the pain, the recovery time, and the health risks and costs involved in [...]

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If you have diabetes, and are considering weight loss surgery like gastric banding, a new study shows that such surgery has benefits. Weight-loss surgery worthwhile for diabetes | Reuters reports: “A recent clinical trial showed that ‘surgically induced weight loss leads to the remission of type 2 diabetes in the majority of obese patients,’ Catherine [...]

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Weight-Loss Surgery: Choose What’s Best for You

by angela.booth on February 20, 2009

Weight-loss surgery has certainly become a popular option for those who need to lose a lot of weight. However, not every type of surgery is right for every person. Here is a brief rundown of the types of weight-loss surgery commonly available. In general, there are two types of weight-loss surgery: Restrictive and combined restrictive/ [...]

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A study has found that women who have had weight loss surgery have healthier babies than obese women. Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies – NYTimes.com reports: “‘Intuitively, it makes sense to me that the maternal outcomes are better after bariatric surgery — they lose weight and approach the outcomes of normal [...]

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If you have been searching for an alternative form of weight loss you may want to consider laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. This is probably one of the most popular trends, in terms of medical procedures, for people that are suffering from morbid obesity. The problem with this new trend is that a lot of people [...]

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