The Annual Seattle Bash and Weight Loss Surgery Conference, known as the Seattle Bash, is coming up March 11th-14th at the SeaTac Marriott Hotel in Seattle, Washington. Read the full story
Tags: bariatric surgery, Big Medicine, Charlie Brown, Chef Dave Fouts, Eating Right Every Bite, Gastric Banding, Katie Jay, Lighten Up Expo, Louise Pietrafesa, Mary Jo Rapini, Obesity Help, Seattle Bash, weight loss, weight loss surgery, weight loss surgery conference
Weight Loss Surgery Conference Focuses on Education, Renewal
Posted on 27 February 2010
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Tags: anorexia, bariatric surgery, Chef Dave, childhood obesity, diabetes, FDA, Gastric Banding, Katie Jay, Lighten Up Expo, Louise Pietrafesa, Mary Jo Rapini, obesity, Obesity Help, obesity treatment, Seattle Bash, stem cell, teen obesity, weight loss surgery, weight loss surgery conference
Weight Loss Surgery News – February 26, 2010
Posted on 26 February 2010
This week on WLS News, get the details on a new study exploring treatment options for diabetes, and find out what it takes to qualify. We’ll also tell you about a change to FDA standards that could make gastric banding a more common treatment option for teens suffering from obesity. Plus, mark your calendars for three upcoming weight loss surgery conferences, and find out how researchers are transforming human fat into valuable stem cells. All of these stories and more in this week’s report! Read the full story
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Tags: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, ASMBS, bariatric surgery, Katie Jay, National Association of Weight Loss Surgery, NAWLS, obesity surgery, transfer addiction
Obesity Surgery Curbs Weight, But Not Addictive Tendencies
Posted on 29 August 2009
Though weight loss surgery can be an effective way of curbing food addiction, many surgery patients discover that other vices can surface. Here’s what you need to know about “transfer addiction.”
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