WLSChannel Newsletter April 03, 2009

Check out WLS News this week to find out how experiments on drugs for Parkinson’s disease could lead to the development of a medication to treat obesity, and discover how prenatal exposure to the insecticide DDT may play a role in the obesity epidemic among women. We’ll also tell you about a gene that is turning carbs into fat; explain why authorities in Boston are concerned about the BMI of fledgling emergency responders; and report on what researchers have discovered about the health risks of even moderate obesity. Plus, our Internet gal-on-the-go, Yvonne McCarthy, will highlight a new social network specifically for weight loss surgery patients. Click the icon to see this week’s episode!

Need a little pick-me-up? Feel like you just can’t get your head on straight ever since your surgery? Then be sure to tune into 90 Seconds to Success every day as Craig Thompson shares an inspiring message to help you stay healthy and happy, wherever you are in your weight loss journey! Now 12 years post-op, Craig offers guidance and support from the heart to members of the weight loss surgery community, and you’re sure to find his daily message inspiring!

Stars from several Weight Loss Surgery Channel programs will be attending the 2009 Annual
Meeting, and our production team will be setting up a remote television studio at the event. Sponsors will be able to designate participants for on-camera interviews to be broadcast on the Weight Loss Surgery Channel as part of our Special Report from the ASMBS Meeting and also added to our Patient Education video series. For more information or to request a sponsorship package, please contact Executive Producer Leslie Thompson.