Friday, November 23, 2007

Is it really important to do the follow-up visits after bariatric surgery?

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After weight loss surgery (let's say gastric bypass or Lap Band), the majority of patients will initially lose some of their excess weig...
Saturday, November 17, 2007

Obesity Among Friends, Spouses, Siblings and Neighbors

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Obesity has become an epidemic. Right? We hear this all the time. Well, isn't the term " epidemic " used often for diseases th...
Sunday, November 11, 2007

Excess Fat, Red Meat, Alcohol, and Cancer

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"Food, Nutrition and the Prevention of Cancer: a global perspective", a report produced by the World Cancer Research Fund togeth...
Saturday, November 10, 2007

Hungry, Satisfied, or Full?

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For the sake of simplicity and to make points clearer, I will use definitions that may be different from the standard broad dictionary defin...
Thursday, October 25, 2007

Urinary Incontinence & Weight Loss Surgery

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We saw some great data about the improvement or resolution of diabetes type 2, hypertension, high cholesterol and sleep apnea after bariatri...
Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Video clip of animated bariatric procedures

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A very good and easy-to-understand animation of the principles of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal...
Friday, October 12, 2007

LAP-BAND and REALIZE in USA

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While world-wide, there is at least half a dozen of brands of adjustable gastric bands, the USA market had one brand, the Lap Band (manufact...