This week on WLS News, good news for chocolate lovers: British scientists have developed a chocolate bar made of 60 percent water, that tastes just as good as the regular kind! Plus, a new report indicates that childhood obesity could dramatically increase the chance of premature death, and New York City researchers are embarking on a study to determine whether weight loss surgery can resolve type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight but not obese. All of these stories and more in this week’s report! Read the full story
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Weight Loss Surgery News – March 5, 2010
Posted on 05 March 2010
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Weight Loss Surgery Puts Kathleen Eads On A Healthy Path
Posted on 04 February 2010
Weight loss surgery provided Kathleen Eads with victory, ending the major struggle she faced against bad health. Here’s how she did it. Read the full story
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Tags: bariatric surgery, Eric Smith, Gastric Bypass Surgery, obesity, obesity surgery, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery: Changing Eric Smith’s Life
Posted on 28 January 2010
Weight loss surgery was the plunge uphill for Eric Smith, always the big kid, who has lost more than 200 pounds. Here is his story, complete with inspiring before and after photos. Read the full story
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Weight Loss Surgery News – January 15, 2010
Posted on 15 January 2010
See this week’s news report to find out why so many people fail to uphold their New Year’s resolutions to lose weight. And learn more about an appetite compound that’s natural in humans and is chemically similar to a certain recreational drug. Plus, get more on a new two-year program designed to help 120 families lose weight, and discover a new device that could replace gastric bypass surgery. Read the full story
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Tags: bariatric surgery, food addiction, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Laura Preston, plastic surgery, Roux en Y, weight loss success stories, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Laura Preston in Her Battle with Food Addiction
Posted on 13 January 2010
Weight loss surgery provided Laura Preston a 180-pound loss, but as she admits, the procedure has only been one part of an ongoing battle with food addiction.
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Tags: bariatric surgery, Gastric Bypass Surgery, Lap-Band®, obesity surgery, Roux en Y, Stevie Blair, support groups, weight loss surgery
Weight Loss Surgery Support Groups Offer Practical Help
Posted on 31 December 2009
Weight loss surgery support groups can bring practical help and balance to a patient’s life. After all, bariatric surgery isn’t brain surgery — it doesn’t change the way you think. Support group leader Stevie Blair explains in this video feature. Read the full story
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Weight Loss Surgery Gives Ginnie Thompson Many “Wow!” Moments
Posted on 29 December 2009
Weight loss surgery was the solution to many of the physical problems Ginnie Thompson faced. Today, 150 pounds lighter, she rejoices. Read the full story
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Weight Loss Surgery Gave Cher Ewing Her Greatest Tool
Posted on 22 December 2009
Weight loss surgery, Cher Ewing explains, is only a tool to help get you where you need to go. But without it, she admits, she couldn’t have gone. Read the full story
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