suethsayings

The reality of obesity, weight loss surgery and other things

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

bogus claims in the news - gastric bypass extends life?

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Today I was chatting with some friends and someone brought up that some media column writer said you didn't have to put mayonnaise in th...
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Thursday, May 15, 2008

Dr Oz sells out to the Weight loss surgery industry!

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I looked forward to Dr Oz's new program "The Oz Files" on Discovery Health. This week's episode was entitled "Defeat...
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Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Can you be fat and fit? Latest spin says "No"

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Based on a "data dredge" study (meaning they took existent data which was not designed for THAT study so is outdated and also does...
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008

60 minutes LIES about gastric bypass

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Apparently, some surgeons are getting worried about the lap band taking over the top spot in bariatric surgery (why ever would that be? Bec...
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Tuesday, April 08, 2008

What are we doing to our teens?

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Most teens I talk to, feel they are fat, even though they are not. Several teens I know personally, started smoking to control their we...
Thursday, March 27, 2008

Carnie Wilson - failed WLS? I don't think so...

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I watched a video this morning, of an interview with Carnie where even with a body suit she admitted to wearing (full length girdle) she lo...
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Monday, March 24, 2008

Big Medicine - Big Problems?

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The TV show we all love to hate, "Big Medicine" which details two surgeons in Texas, father and son, who "practice Weight Los...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

The cost of obesity and other spin

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It's good to know how to interpret spin - that's the newspaper word for what Orwell called "Newspeak". For example, we are...
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Monday, March 03, 2008

If the RNY is so risky, why do they keep doing it?

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I recently received a very thoughtful comment by someone researching WLS and decided that since many other folks may have similar questions,...
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008

A Whole Floor to treat sick WLS patients?

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I was talking with a nurse (RN) who works in neuro ICU in a large hospital in our town. I made some comment about those ICU nurses working ...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008

fat people cost more money to treat

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The latest spin from the press is how fat people cost less because they don't live as long as slim people... news media has been buzzin...
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Thursday, February 14, 2008

diet pop - not so diet after all?

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Years ago, in 1973, I went to Weight Watchers and lost down to a socially acceptable weight (about 100 lbs less than I weigh now!). And I s...
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Spinning a Good Story on Tragedy

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Years ago, I photographed a wedding - a lovely young couple. And two weeks after the wedding, the groom died - fell to his death while hiki...
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Friday, February 01, 2008

Open letter to Rep Mayhall about the no fat people served bill

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Representative T. Mayhall, House, Mississippi, USA re: HOUSE BILL NO. 282 An act to prohibit certain food establishments from serving food ...
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