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Bariatric Surgery

5 things to know before having weight loss surgery

October 03, 2008
Making the decision to have bariatric surgery can be difficult, but more and more Americans are turning to surgery to aid their weight loss. In this article, one doctor discusses five things that patients should look for in their bariatric surgery program. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Have Complicated Diabetes/Obesity?? Bariatric Surgery May Help
By The HealthGal , Health Expert

......diabetes associated with poor lifestyle choices- bariatric surgery can help to modify the... Read more »

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Bariatric Surgery: Is it for you?
By Patrika Tsai , Health Expert

...to surgery to lose weight. Weight loss surgery or bariatric surgery is quickly becoming more... Read more »

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Bariatric surgery, diabetes, and Medicare
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

......Surgeons or the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. In other words, you... Read more »

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Bariatric surgery for T2DM
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...interventions to treat type 2 diabetes, "Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Type 2 Diabetes... Read more »

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Obesity Tips
By David Mendosa , Health Expert

...wife died last year. That doctor is still pushing bariatric surgery as she did to Catherine.... Read more »

Health Guide

Gastric bypass
... Bariatric surgery - gastric bypass; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Read more »
Gastric bypass
Bariatric surgery - gastric bypass; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Risks The risks of gastric bypass surgery include: Bleeding Infections ... Read more »
Weight Control and Diet: References
...18;367(9514):958.Lopez-Jimenez F, Bhatia S, Collazo-Clavell ML, Sarr MG, Somers VK. Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in patients with coronary artery disease. Mayo Clin Proc. 2005... Read more »
Surgery for Weight Loss
...loss than the banding approach, but they carry a greater risk for nutritional deficiencies.Benefits of Bariatric SurgeryMost people who have bariatric surgery lose about two-thirds of excess... Read more »
Weight Control and Diet: Highlights
...for sale. Taking counterfeit drugs can have serious health consequences.Surgery NewsPeople who have bariatric surgery reduce their risk of heart attacks more than those who lose weight without... Read more »

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Hip Replacement Surgery -- Hip Surgery due to arthritis

See diagrams of hip replacment surgery and an explanation of hip surgery works... Read more »

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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- If you have obesity surgery, it is crucial for you to take your prescribed vitamin supplements and watch for symptoms such as... Read summary »

Weight loss surgery doesn't stop apnea
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Obese people with sleep apnea can expect weight loss surgery to ease the nighttime breathing problem, but not erase it. In a study of the impact of... Read summary »

Weight-loss surgery may decrease diabetes risk
October 02, 2008

A new study suggests that bariatric surgery can reduce insulin resistance and lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes in severely obese people. Italian... Read summary »

Study looks at life after weight-loss surgery
October 03, 2008

Heart disease and suicide are a few of the factors that raise the risk of death after weight-loss surgery, a new study suggests. About 6.5 percent of... Read summary »

Going into debt to have weight loss surgery
September 30, 2008

Every year thousands of Americans turn to bariatric surgery for weight loss. And many of those patients have severe or life-threatening health... Read summary »