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The reality of obesity, weight loss surgery and other things

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The new non surgical WLS which isn't - non surgical!

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You have probably seen by now, the media hype. "New WLS - no cutting needed". Transoral Gastroplasty the so called TOGA procedur...
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Monday, September 22, 2008

Bariatric surgery, stress eating, marginal ulcer and PTSD

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Here is something not talked about EXCEPT in medical journals (where it's OFTEN talked about): (from Melting Mama's blog ) ....
Friday, September 12, 2008

WLS providers misrepresent - who loses?

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Occasionally (ok not so occasionally) I listen to an interview with a weight loss surgery provider which misleads from start to finish. And...
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Friday, August 22, 2008

Biggest losers - the people or the show?

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In this month's TIME MAGAZINE was a short article about "Reality shows which aren't really reality" in reviewing a movie a...
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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The Melborne Monash U study - diabetes and obesity surgery

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You have to understand that I consider the adjustable lap band a far superior WLS to any of the earlier procedures. It's much safer (ab...
Tuesday, July 08, 2008

Teens, weight loss and obesity surgery

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Clyde was an ordinary teen. When he was in 7th grade, he was intelligent, talented and liked video games far more than exercise. He lived ...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Bariatric surgery slashes cancer risk?

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Latest news - front page for several days - has been that having a gastric bypass can cut cancer risks. Bariatric surgeons at McGill Univers...
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Monday, June 16, 2008

Brooke Bates revisited

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If you remember Brooke Bates, she's the 12 year old who had a lap band put in after having 35 lbs of fat removed by liposuction and diet...
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Friday, June 06, 2008

V-Bloc - new hope or old spin?

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Several years ago, they did a study on a device developed, I believe, in Switzerland called the "gastric pacer". Several US Weig...
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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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