13th April 2010
The UK public is getting heavier. March statistics show that 1:4 of the population is now clinically obese. This has meant a steep increase in obesity related health disorders including type II diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and joint problems. ...
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01st April 2010
Surgery for obesity has been shown to greatly improve health. Research has show that keyhole operations such as the gastric bypass, actually cures type II diabetes as well as liberating the body from the excess fat.
So is it as good as it looks? Is it ...
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01st April 2010
Bariatric surgery is now fairly commonplace. Obesity operations such as gastric bands and gastric bypass surgery have made a huge difference to the health of a number of people by freeing them from the restrictions of diabetes, high blood pressure and joi...
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15th March 2010
A recent news story revealed that two 14 year olds had undergone weight-loss surgery at Sheffield Children's Hospital. The resulting debate looked at the general provision of such surgeries and whether they should be offered to minors.
Bariatric (weigh...
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15th March 2010
Bariatric (weight loss) surgery is increasing in popularity. Surgeries to treat morbid obesity include laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding and gastric bypass. For most people, the focus is actually having the surgery. They want to know if they qualif...
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05th March 2010
One in four men in the UK are obese and unfortunately this figure is rising. In the 1960's being a little bit overweight wasn't seen as a serious health risk, it was just a slight problem to have an overly tight waistband and beer belly. Today the situati...
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25th February 2010
Bariatric surgery is very popular and many people are seeing it is a realistic solution to morbid obesity when traditional dieting has failed. Operations such as gastric bands and the gastric bypass have been shown to be highly effective in the battle aga...
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18th February 2010
In the year 2000 if you had mentioned the words bariatric or weight loss surgery you most likely would have been met with a puzzled look and silence. Fast forward to 2010 and the situation is rather different. The public are very familiar with weight loss...
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13th February 2010
Obesity is on the rise in the UK. As the nation awaits the publication of the latest obesity statistics, teams of specialist obesity surgeons are already treating the morbidly obese with weight loss surgery operations. The specialty called "bariatrics" is...
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10th February 2010
Watch a repeat of a sitcom from the 1970s and you are likely to cringe at the political incorrectness, particularly in relation to sex and ethnicity. In 2010, few people would feel comfortable watching many of the programmes of this era due to the overt l...
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09th February 2010
As a nation, we have never been fatter. Convenience foods, a lack of understanding as to what we should and shouldn't eat and sedentary lifestyles mean that we do less and eat more. You only have to open a newspaper to see how levels of obesity are risi...
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08th January 2010
The end of the year can strike fear in the hearts of patients following bariatric operations such as gastric bands and Roux-en Y gastric bypass. A variety of food fests from Christmas and New Year mean that patients are confronted with a vast array of tem...
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22nd December 2009
Most women consider having children as a normal part of being a woman. For obese women, this may not be the case. Obesity can make conception very difficult to achieve and it further adds complications to pregnancy if and when it occurs. These additional ...
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22nd December 2009
Plastic Surgery following Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery can bring about spectacular improvements to health.
After the satisfaction of weight loss and all its advantages, bariatric patients can be faced with another aesthetic concern-that of e...
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17th December 2009
Morbid obesity is on the increase. As a result, health problems are increasing and the world is struggling to cope with the extra demands on health resources. Some people are so disabled by their obesity that they are rendered unable to work. Diets and we...
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