Bariatric surgery safe, effective in older patients
The study included 190 patients who had laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, 115 who had open gastric bypass and 32 who had sleeve …
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ObesityWeek Wraps-Up with Top Metabolic Surgery Advancements
Following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, researchers warn against same-day discharge. In a study led by Colette Inaba, MD, of the University of …
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Rutgers Grad Killed In NYC Terror Attack
Darren was in the Boy Scouts and went to Rutgers on a scholarship. He had just recently had lap-band surgery and lost a significant amount of weight.
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MY 600 LB LIFE Diana Bunch lives by gratitude after losing more than 265 pounds
… says she's nothing but grateful for her time on the show, and for the successful gastric sleeve surgery that helped her lose 265 pounds and counting.
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Kate's Story in 'This is Us' Isn't About Body Positivity, But the Hard Road Before It
… she spends time in a weight-loss camp; she considers getting gastric bypass surgery; she buys two seats to fly somewhere because of how worried …
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Simple diet secret helps 170 kilo woman HALVE her weight
As well as undergoing gastric sleeve surgery, she followed a dedicated … 'Let's talk about weight loss for a minute – the real parts about weight loss,' …
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Student who weighed 31 STONE and ate a loaf of bread a DAY shed half her body weight after a …
A morbidly obese student shed half her body weight with the help of a gastric bypass – but says the five stone of excess skin she's been left with makes …
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Obesity research making inroads among public, policy makers
The researchers reported long-term sustained glycemic benefit following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy in patients with type 2 …
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