The January 2, 2009, report includes new research findings on the danger of bone loss in post-op weight loss surgery patients — and how to prevent it; how breastfeeding helps new moms shed “baby weight” faster; and how a lack of sleep in childhood can boost the risk of adult obesity.
Viewers will also learn the shocking facts about arteriosclerosis in obese children, get the details about a new weight loss surgery procedure that requires no incisions, and take a tour around the Internet in our weekly feature, “WLS on the World Wide Web”. Click the screen below to watch now!
Organizations mentioned in this week’s news:
- The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- MyPyramid.gov (U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition website)
- PEDIATRICS (Official Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics)
- University of Otego (New Zealand)
- American Heart Association
- Dr. Craig Ferrara (Vascular Surgeon and Bariatric Surgeon)
- Satiety, Inc. (manufacturer of the TOGA device)
- Bariatric Advantage® (nutritional supplements for pre- and post-op weight loss surgery patients)
- Bariatric Girl (Yvonne McCarthy’s WLS support site)
- Louisa Latela, MSW, LCSW (weight loss surgery support)
- BariatricTV (video podcasts and support forum for WLS post-ops)
- DiscussWLS (weight loss surgery support forums and chatroom)
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:08 am
Concise, accurate and good factual presentation.
Kudos to the beautiful caster.
Congratulations to this wonderful weight loss surgery resource.
Looking forward to your future accomplishments.
January 2nd, 2009 at 8:51 am
Hoping the availability and demand for this information continues to grow!
January 2nd, 2009 at 10:25 am
Congrats on the show launch folks! Very nice work. And thanks so much for the shout out regarding our show!
Mike
January 2nd, 2009 at 3:41 pm
This is great!