Weight surgery ‘a postcode lottery’
Weight surgery ‘a postcode lottery’
Thousands of patients who want weight-loss surgery are facing a postcode lottery on the NHS, data suggests.
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New-look ad mogul weighs in for greater surgery access
New-look ad mogul weighs in for greater surgery access
The multimillionaire businessman Harold Mitchell is almost half the man he used to be, having shed close to 80 kilograms in the past 18 months after undergoing gastric banding surgery.
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Vitamins and Weight Loss: How Vitamins Affect Fat Burning Exercises, Bariatric Surgery, and Obesity Related Diseases
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As obesity has become a serious health problem globally, more attention is needed about nutritional problems in the overweight and obese population, especially about vitamins and oxidative stress. Scientific studies have found close relationships between vitamins and obesity. For example, childhood obesity is often associated with an increased risk of low vitamin B12 concentration.
The condition of deficiencies in several vitamins is especially serious in those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and after gastric bypass surgery. Individuals with deficiencies in some vitamins are more difficult to lose fat mass, and burn less fat during fat burning exercises. Low levels of certain vitamins may perturb cellular functions and impair insulin action, glucose metabolism and other metabolic processes.
Weight loss interventions are often associated with reduced intake of micronutrients, such as vitamin B6, calcium and vitamin E. Several vitamins have been found to play important roles in food intake and weight control. Supplementation of these vitamins may be helpful not only for weight loss, but also for the prevention of diabetes and other obesity-related diseases.
Certain diets can improve vitamin status and the whole dietary quality, and help maintain fat-free mass during the weight loss time. The right dosages are necessary after gastric surgeries for obesity, to adjust the reduced serum vitamin levels. Many vitamins are antioxidants. Correct dosages of vitamin supplementation may also help reduce systemic oxidative stress in overweight and obese individuals. Effects and applications of vitamin A, B, C, D, and E supplementation on controlling body weight, cholesterol, and oxidative damages are discussed here.
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“The condition … is especially serious in those with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and after bariatric surgery. Some factors have been identified as contributors to …. These factors include oxidative stress, deficiency of other nutrients, insufficient intake food sources of …, and existence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease…”
“The researchers observed that chronic feeding of … led to significant decrease in body weight gain, …. The researchers observed that … could reverse cholesterol transport … and help maintain HDL-C homeostasis in obese rats.”
“Childhood obesity is often associated with an increased risk of …. …in oral dosage has been considered appropriate after gastric surgery for obesity…”
“Individuals with … may burn 30% more fat during a moderate exercise than those with…. Individuals with … may be more difficult to lose fat mass. Studies have found that … can cause significant decline in food intake and fluid intake, …”
“The status of … may also influence psychological conditions. For example, … have been associated with symptoms of depression in overweight and obese subjects. Supplementation with … has been found to relieve these symptoms.”
“This is shown in … the improvement of the liver function, which indicate the potentials to decrease the risks of cardiovascular and liver diseases in obesity.”
“These two are risk factors for coronary heart disease. Such results suggest that … may be helpful for reduce risk factors for both obesity and coronary heart disease.”
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in Britain
British health campaigners warned Friday that surgery was being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity after new figures showed weight-loss operations have soared here in the past five years.
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Considering Weight-Loss Surgery: The Facts You Need to Know for a Healthy Recovery
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Review the risks associated with weight-loss surgery and what you should expect from the surgery and during recovery. Understand the benefits you will gain from loosing weight, improving your health and increasing your abilities.
Considering Weight-Loss Surgery: The Facts You Need to Know for a Healthy Recovery
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in UK
Concerns as obesity surgery soars in UK
British health campaigners have warned surgery is being seen as an easy option to tackle obesity as the number of weight-loss operations soars
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Weight-loss surgery cuts diabetics’ costs – study
Weight-loss surgery cuts diabetics’ costs – study
Source: Reuters * Only 25 percent needed drugs six months later * Costs fell 34 percent in second year after surgery By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Aug 16 (Reuters) – Three-fourths of obese diabetics who had …
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Cooking For Weight Loss Surgery Patients
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This book offers Weight Loss Surgery patients a massive selection of great tasting dishes that meet the requirements of most bariatric surgeons performing this type of surgery. You will find everything from Cheesecake to Mustard Glazed Salmon. There is an Artichoke And Spinach Dip appetizer and even Canadian Vanilla Ice Cream. And yes, they all meet the approval of the bariatric surgeons. There are some of the best mouth watering dishes from appetizers to desserts. This is one of the few cookbooks that gives you the complete nutritional data for every recipe and with the appropriate serving size for the Weight Loss Surgery patient. Anyone on a Low-Carb, High Protein diet will also love the recipes in this exciting new cookbook. They just have a larger serving size. There are helpful tips and hints on every page, with great tips “From The Chef’s Notebook” making these recipes easy for even the novice cook. Directions for every recipe make them very understandable and easy to make.
HealthKey: Diabetics can get off meds after weight loss surgery
HealthKey: Diabetics can get off meds after weight loss surgery
Kelly Brewington came to the health beat a year ago after covering everything from education and government to race and immigration in her 11 years as a reporter. Since then, she has tackled stories on autism, heart failure and acupuncture used to treat drug addiction.
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S.C. to cover obesity surgery for 100 workers
S.C. to cover obesity surgery for 100 workers
South Carolina lawmakers chose paying for weight-loss surgery for obese state workers at $24,000 a pop over putting teachers in the classroom, one state senator said Thursday.
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