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Weight Loss Cure

Bariatric surgery may cure liver disease

December 08, 2008
A condition known as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is very common among obese people, but a new study suggests that weight-loss surgery may cure the problem. NAFLD occurs when fat deposits build up in the liver, and complications of the condition include cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, and cancer. But a recent study found that 91 percent of the NAFLD patients who had weight-loss surgery experienced improvement or resolution of the disease. 81 percent of the patients who had the mo... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Achieving Long-Term Weight Loss Success
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...losing weight is easy, however it's maintaining this weight loss that continually proves to be... Read more »

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Weight loss specialists have a positive effect on weight management
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

...problem that most people experience is maintaining weight loss for a significant period of... Read more »

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Losing Weight at a Healthy Rate
By Cynthia Haines , Health Expert

...experts agree that the standard here is a steady weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds a week. Some weeks... Read more »

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Weighing In: How do I pick a diet?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...that you’re not alone in your journey. In fact, weight loss is the second most common New... Read more »

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Could Your Artificial Sweetener Cause Weight Gain?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...for calorie-free. It is important to remember that weight loss is a simple equation of calories... Read more »

Health Guide

Fibromyalgia and Weight Gain
...exercise to the levels needed to increase metabolism rates and burn the calories required for significant weight loss.Medication.  A number of medications commonly given to treat the symptoms of... Read more »
Diet, Weight and Osteoarthritis Prevention
...the risk is nearly 4 times that of those at a normal weight. The good news is even small amount of weight loss can drastically reduce your risk of developing OA. One study found that for every... Read more »
Losing Weight From Rheumatoid Arthritis
Read the full text of The Weight Is Over and leave a comment! See all of Sara's Comics Visit The Single Gal's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis Read more »
Losing weight
...Weight loss - intentional; Dieting - fad diets; Fad diets Read more »
Inflammatory Bowel Diagnosis
...after spending months with chronic diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bouts of blood and mucus, and serious weight loss. My doctor was speaking but I didn't really hear him. All I wanted was a diagnosis... Read more »

Medications

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...behavior and whether the medication is still needed. For weight loss, take this medication by... Read more »

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...hours before or after orlistat. You should see some weight loss within 2 weeks after you start... Read more »

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...hours before or after orlistat. You should see some weight loss within 2 weeks after you start... Read more »

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...along with exercise, a low-cholesterol or low-fat diet, and a weight-loss program if you are... Read more »

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...cholesterol (e.g., diet change, increase in exercise, weight loss if overweight). Reducing... Read more »

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