Weight Loss Surgery News – November 6, 2009



obesity during pregnancy can affect baby healthView this week’s WLS News to learn how pistachios may curb hunger; see how a high-fat diet among pregnant women can be bad for a baby’s liver; and discover how researchers are tackling diabetes and obesity by studying a hunger hormone. Also, learn the latest about a recent survey showing that some obese children don’t want weight loss surgery, even if it would benefit their health. And, get the details on a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition indicating that willpower is a brain function we can actually measure.

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