Weight Loss Surgery Articles & Stories
Exercise Improves the Lives of Bariatric Surgery Patients
Individuals who were engaged in regular physical activity following bariatric surgery lost more weight and found better overall health and vitality and less depression and anxiety compared with those who were inactive, according to a recent study. Read More
Bariatric Surgery Helps Avoid Pregnancy Complications
Women who have undergone dramatic weight loss following bariatric surgery have faced fewer pregnancy and delivery issues and fewer newborn complications when compared to obese mothers. The investigation analyzed data from 75 clinical studies and found that pregnant women who had undergone weig... Read More
Weight Loss Surgery May Treat Liver Disease
A harmful liver condition that is often a result of obesity appears to be overcome amongst a majority of patients following the results of bariatric surgery, according to a published report. Obesity has grown in recent years from afflicting 15 percent of the population in 1980 to 32.9 percent ... Read More
Bariatric Surgery Can Be a Life Saving Procedure
Is bariatric surgery effective for reducing mortality? Well, according to two studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine, weight loss following bariatric surgery can reduce mortality as much as 40% in the decade following the procedure. A third additional study has found that wei... Read More
Novel Approaches for Treating Obesity
Scientists have been looking for non-invaisve ways to combat obesity by studying the hormone ghrelin that controls appetite - the signal that tells us we are hungry and should eat. Read More
Adding Dietary Calcium Helps Lose Weight
Increasing the supply of calcium in one's diet facilitates weight loss - but only in people who fail to ingest enough calcium, a recent study showed.The study was published in the British Journal of Nutrition, and was performed by Angelo Tremblay and his team at Université Laval's Faculty of M... Read More
Obesity Seems to Degrade Men's Sex Lives
Obese men undergo significant hormonal changes and experience markedly worse sex lives – but stomach-stapling surgery can correct those troubles, a recent small study showed. “Previous studies have found that obesity is correlated to lower sperm count and can b... Read More
Obesity and Depression Strongly Linked
The link between common mental illness and obesity should be given more attention because the two health problems are closely connected, according to researchers at the University of Adelaide. An editorial in the British Medical Journal add support to claims of a two-way risk between obesity a... Read More
Expert Commentary: Rami E. Lufti, M.D., FACS 12/15/2009
Obesity has become an epidemic crisis in United States! The problem is further aggravated by the serious threat obesity has on our society. This was evident by a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) in 2004. Researchers found, looking at the top 10 causes ... Read More
Expert Commentary: Kenneth J. Heinrich, M.D. 10/23/2009
This article touches on some important points related to healthy eating. It is true that psychological factors play an important role in our eating patterns – when, what, and how much we eat. There are many chemical factors at work as well. For instance, the hunger w... Read More
Also Read
- Exercise Improves the Lives of Bariatric Surgery Patients
- Bariatric Surgery Helps Avoid Pregnancy Complications
- Weight Loss Surgery May Treat Liver Disease
- Bariatric Surgery Can Be a Life Saving Procedure
- Novel Approaches for Treating Obesity
- Adding Dietary Calcium Helps Lose Weight
- Obesity Seems to Degrade Men's Sex Lives
- Obesity and Depression Strongly Linked
- Expert Commentary: Rami E. Lufti, M.D., FACS 12/15/2009
- Expert Commentary: Kenneth J. Heinrich, M.D. 10/23/2009
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