More than half the childcare centers in the state of South Australia are backing away from the state Health Department’s obesity-fighting initiative, complaining that the program is just too difficult to put into practice. Read the full story

In the May 29, 2009 edition of WLS News, we’ll examine new research indicating that smoking really can keep you thin, explore the relationship between stress and obesity in teenagers, explain why some Canadian patients have to wait as long as seven years for bariatric surgery, and take a trip Down Under to learn how the government is battling obesity in Australia. (Hint: The bureaucrats have banned birthday cake.) Plus, if you’re at risk for diabetes or know someone who suffers from the disease, be sure to catch Yvonne McCarthy’s segment “WLS on the World Wide Web”. Click on the video player to watch now! Read the full story