What happens after bariatric weight-loss surgery? What kind of recovery can you expect? How will your life and diet change as the result of such a procedure?
These are just a few of the questions potential patients have about life after weight loss surgery. In truth, every patient is different and so every surgery is different. [...]
Bariatric Surgery | Senior Editor | 
June 24, 2007 11:09 am | 
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will conduct a Lap Band surgery study for overweight adolescents. In recent years, Lap Band surgeries (a form of weight loss surgery using the FDA-approved LAP-BAND® System) have exploded in popularity. As a result, the FDA wants to know how effective this type of surgery [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | June 23, 2007 7:05 am | Comments Off
A Wisconsin woman who underwent bariatric weight-loss surgery has written a book on such surgeries. Lori Popp lost plenty of weight as the result of her surgery, but she also acquired an infection as a complication of bariatric surgery.
So in the author’s case, weight loss surgery came with both great benefits and serious complications. As [...]
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Charlie Rose Science Series Explores the Growing Obesity Epidemic
Episode Six of Science Series Examines Obesity’s Causes, Effects on the Population, and Prevention and Treatment Measures
NEW YORK, June 22 /PRNewswire/ — The upcoming episode of the “Charlie Rose Science Series” on PBS features an in-depth analysis and discussion of the growing problem of obesity in the [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | 6:45 am | Comments Off
New Obesity Survey: Many Americans Think They’re ‘Lighter’ Than They Are, Most NOT Being Told by a Doctor They Need to Lose Weight
Consumers Divided: Most Believe Obesity is a Serious Disease, But Half Attribute it to a Lack of Willpower, Treatment Options Carry Stigma
WASHINGTON, June 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — According to the Centers for Disease Control, [...]
Obesity | Senior Editor | June 21, 2007 3:29 pm | Comments Off