What Is Bariatric Surgery
5 things to know before having weight loss surgery
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Bariatric Surgery: Is it for you?
By Patrika Tsai , Health ExpertDespite the increased emphasis on healthy lifestyles with exercise and a balanced diet, many... Read more »
Bariatric surgery for T2DM
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertThe Annals of Internal Medicine has just published a review of surgical interventions to treat... Read more »
Have Complicated Diabetes/Obesity?? Bariatric Surgery May Help
By The HealthGal , Health ExpertOn the one hand you have bariatric surgery that can take a morbidly obese person and dramatically... Read more »
Obesity Tips
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertSanta Cruz, California -- Shortly before I came back to California to cover the American Diabetes... Read more »
Bariatric surgery, diabetes, and Medicare
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertI've written previously about bariatric surgery (stomach surgery for obese people) for people with... Read more »
Health Guide
Gastric bypass
Bariatric surgery - gastric bypass; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass Read more »Weight Control and Diet: References
ReferencesHe K, Liu K, Daviglus ML, et al. Magnesium Intake and Incidence of Metabolic Syndrome Among Young Adults. Circulation. 2006: Published online before print. March 27, 2006.Chen TY, Smith W,... Read more »Surgery for Weight Loss
...often improve after surgery include heartburn, arthritis, and other joint and circulation problems.Bariatric surgeries produce weight loss through one of two approaches:Restrictive Banding... Read more »Weight Control and Diet: Highlights
Investigative DrugsRimonabant (Accompli) is a new class of weight loss drug called selective CB1 blockers, which help curb a persons appetite. A study published in the November 2005 New... Read more »Diabetes Diet: Weight Control for Type 2 Diabetes
Weight Control for Type 2 DiabetesThe American Diabetes Association recommends that patients aim for a small but consistent weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week. Most patients should follow a diet... Read more »Images
See diagrams of hip replacment surgery and an explanation of hip surgery works... Read more »
Related News
Obesity Surgery can Cause Serious Neurological Condition
March 21, 2007(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
October 03, 2008Obese 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 »
Going into debt to have weight loss surgery
September 30, 2008Every year thousands of Americans turn to bariatric surgery for weight loss. And many of those patients have severe or life-threatening health... Read summary »
Weight-loss surgery may decrease diabetes risk
October 02, 2008A 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, 2008Heart 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 »
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