Pregnancy and Obesity can be a risky combination, a recent study shows. Watch this week’s Weight Loss Surgery News to find out more. Read the full story

Monica Clark, who weighed 275 pounds, had gastric sleeve surgery in 2004. When results were mixed, she had gastric bypass surgery. Today, she is seeing herself shrink. Read the full story

This week on WLS News, learn about a new program creating health awareness for students, and find out why carbs might not be so bad after all – and how they can even help burn fat. Plus, discover how where you live can play a part in your health, get the details on a new survey indicating that many pregnant women who are obese don’t even know it, and see why one insurance company changed its policy about providing coverage to overweight babies. Read the full story

Obesity Drug, Empatic, tested well in clinical trials, but the company still has to make it past the FDA. Watch to find out more on this week’s WLS News. Read the full story

Asthma is likely to be a risk of obesity, a new study shows. Watch this week’s Weight Loss Surgery News to find out more. Video in article below. Read the full story

Junk food companies are pitching in to fight obesity. Find out what these companies are doing to help promote health awareness on this week’s WLS News. Read the full story

Diabetes and obesity in young people is now linked to how muscles handle a high-fat diet. Watch to find out more on this week’s Weight Loss Surgery News. Read the full story

Check out this week’s WLS News to learn about a new obesity drug performing well in clinical trials, find out what junk food manufacturers are doing to promote weight loss, and get important details about the negative effects of a high-fat diet on the muscles. Plus, learn about the connection between obesity and asthma among women, and discover what a recent study shows about the link between obesity and some forms of mental illness. Read the full story