Weightloss
An analysis of 621 studies on more than 135,000 patients has confirmed weight-loss surgery's ability to reverse Type 2 diabetes. Researchers say that obesity is the primary risk factor for Type 2 diabetes, and since more than 90 percent of diabetics are overweight or obese the surgery has a profound impact on the condition. The analysis found that 82 percent of the patients who had surgery reversed their diabetes in less than two years, and 62 percent remained diabetes free two years after the...
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My Bariatric Life: Types of Weight-Loss (Obesity) Surgery Procedures
There are several bariatric surgery procedures, commonly known as weight-loss surgery, which are performed to treat morbid obesity. Two... Read more »
My Bariatric Life: Free Weight-Loss Surgery Grant Now Available!
I have great news for all of the many readers of My Obesity Connection on HealthCentral who write us asking if there is a free gastric... Read more »
My Bariatric Life Living Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: MBSR is a...
As we usher in Autumn and bid farewell to the flurry of Summer activities, we turn introspectively toward ourselves and the year‘s end.... Read more »
Paying for Weight-Loss Surgery: Medical Loans: My Bariatric Life
There is no doubt about it -- weight-loss surgery is expensive! Even with discounted rates, the procedure only becomes less expensive. Less... Read more »
Pre-Operative Counseling before Weight-Loss Surgery: What to Expect:...
Nowadays, prior to your weight-loss surgery date being scheduled, bariatric surgery candidates are required to undergo pre-operative... Read more »
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Many experience weight-loss surgery complications
Bariatric surgery is booming in the United States, but experts say that more patients should be told about the potentially serious side effects of... Read more »
"Natural openings" may ease weight-loss surgery
Weight-loss surgery that is done through "natural openings" such as the mouth or the vagina significantly reduce the risk of post-surgical... Read more »
Weight-loss surgery benefits moms, babies
Bariatric surgery may benefit moms and their babies both before and during pregnancy, researchers say. A new study shows that women who lose weight... Read more »
6 promising weight-loss supplements, 6 to avoid
From caffeine to cactus-based Hoodia, the world of weight-loss supplements is full of quick-fixes. And some of them appear to work, experts say.... Read more »
Why weight-loss efforts fail
Statistics about dieting and keeping the weight off can seem far from encouraging. But researchers have uncovered insights into what makes some... Read more »
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