Generally, at the end of December we cast serious thought to what we will do differently in the New year. Give up smoking, give up drinking, give up eating! Exercise more, spend more time with the family, save more. The top New Year’s resolution for 2012 was, surprise surprise, lose weight. So how many of […]
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Is Weight Loss Surgery better than Diet and Exercise?
Doctors at the Australian National Obesity Conference were told this week that bariatric surgery is more effective for obesity than diet and exercise or weight loss pills. Diets aren’t Enough The Australian Professor presented his findings that diet and exercise alone are not sufficient in addressing obesity and obesity related diseases. He claimed that natural […]
Weight Loss Surgery Can Cure Diabetic Nephropathy
A study published earlier this year showed that bariatric surgery patients who had diabetic nephropathy experienced significantly improved kidney function within five years of undergoing weight loss surgery. Many of the patients experienced remission or improvement in their condition following bariatric surgery. The study, presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, found that […]
Keep the Permanent Holiday Pound off this Christmas
If you are losing weight, have reached your target weight or are preparing for weight loss surgery, autumn and winter can be difficult. Aside from all that warming winter food you have cookies, candy, turkey, pumpkin pie, roast veg, party food, festive drinks…. The list goes on! Lots of people will tell you that the […]
Bariatric Patients’ Children have Healthier Hearts
A new study shows reduced risk of cardiovascular problems for babies of obese women who have undergone bariatric surgery prior to pregnancy. The study showed that, after the mothers had lost weight via weight loss surgery, babies have fewer cardiovascular risk factors than brothers and sisters born before the mother had the surgery. But it […]
Weight Loss Surgery Better than Drugs for Cutting Heart Risks
A survey of 73 previous studies has shown that bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass surgery and lap band surgery, reduces the risk of heart disease more than drug treatment.
Lisa Lampanelli Joins Celebrity Weight Loss Surgery List
This month everyone is talking about Lisa Lampanelli, the 50 your old comedienne who recently showed off her new figure after losing 80 pounds following bariatric surgery. Lisa and her husband Jimmy were sick of being the brunt of jokes about their weight, so decided to do something about it. Lisa told interviewers how, after […]
Counting Calories? Texture Counts Too
No matter how many diets you try you will probably always come back to the same conclusion: it’s the calories that really count. And it does make sense; the less you put in your mouth, the less your body stores as fat and the more your body is likely to use existing fat stores, helping […]
Have Your Weight Loss Surgery in Mexico with a World-Leading Bariatric Surgeon
Are you considering weight loss surgery? Then look no further than Angeles Health, where we boast one of the world’s top 10 bariatric surgeons. Angeles Health International is Mexico’s largest private hospital network, comprising of 24 state-of-the-art hospitals totaling more than 2,000 beds and 200 operating rooms. Eleven thousand Angeles Health physicians treat nearly five […]
Still Hungry? It could all be in your head…
Most of us know that if you fill a smaller plate with food you are likely to feel fuller than if you put the same amount of food on a bigger plate. This shows that we are aware there is an element of psychology in our eating habits, and that sometimes it is not our […]