Dr Peter Holt of Rockefeller University in New York says that people who undergo Gastric Bypass surgery are likely to have large quantities of alcohol in the blood even if they drink little, which takes a long time to wear off. He… Read more »
Trials of EndoBarrier have shown that obese patients who suffered diabetes reported a lessening of symptoms and significant weight loss. It was initially thought that the weight loss caused diabetic patients to go into remission. It was later found that most… Read more »
Dr Mohammad Jamal says that 90% of patients with obesity, diabetes and polycystic ovarian syndrome were able to get healthy again after bariatric surgery. And following a study in Orlando, Florida he says that all his patients desiring pregnancy were… Read more »
Research has shown that obesity lowers life expectancy by up to seven years and costs the NHS £5 billion a year. Having a balloon inflated in the stomach can lead to significant weight loss with few side effects, according to one… Read more »
A growing number of people are choosing to go under the knife, instead of just eating less and moving more to lose weight. In the past year gastric band procedures soared by 70% to 7,214 – with 80% carried out… Read more »