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One reason that people end up re-gaining their weight after dieting is the connection to hormonal influences. The human body has appetite and weight regulating hormonal mechanisms that try to maintain homeostatis (keep things the same). Our bodies don’t generally… Read more »

GI Dynamics, Inc. Designates National Obesity Surgery Centre as Center of Excellence in the United Kingdom Designation follows more than 12 months of product experience and notable patient outcomes Lexington, Mass., United States and Sydney, Australia – Feb. 9, 2012… Read more »

More than 11,500 gastric band operations were performed in Australia last year. The procedure is helping to combat Australia’s rapidly increasing obesity rate. The rates of overweight and obese adults in Australia have doubled over the last two decades. Two… Read more »

Obesity related issues are never out of the news these days. From crash diets to rigorous hours in the gym, it seems that most people are on a quest to shed some weight. Weight goes up, then comes down, then… Read more »

Dr Phil Hammond thinks that there is no excuse for letting so many people suffer the disease and disability that is often a consequence of obesity. He says it is a lazy answer that the NHS just doesn’t have the… Read more »