Host Leslie Thompson presents new research and human interest stories related to the treatment of obesity each week on WLS News!

In the January 30, 2009, newscast, learn about a new weight loss treatment that doesn’t require surgery, find out how looking at DNA in children can forecast future obesity, discover what the Army is doing about overweight recruits, and hear why one man was told he was too fat to be a dad. Plus, we’ll have a special report from the Texas Weight Loss Surgery Summit, and WLS Journeys host Yvonne McCarthy will highlight one of her top picks for finding WLS information and support online in our weekly feature, “WLS on the World Wide Web”.

Organizations mentioned in this week’s news:

• Sentinel Group, LLC (makers of the Full Sense Device)
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Imperial College London
  
• French National Research Institute (CNRS)
• Nature Genetics (medical journal)
• U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command
• Bariatric Girl (Yvonne McCarthy’s WLS support site)
• Chef Dave (WLS articles and recipes)
• Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery (TABS)
• Dr. Lloyd Stegemann (New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery)
• National Council for Adoption
• Bariatric Advantage (nutritional supplements)

Join host Leslie Thompson for a fun and fact-filled look at the latest research and events related to the treatment of obesity each week on WLS News!

The January 23, 2009, report includes new research on the relationship between obesity and ovarian cancer in post-menopausal women, a study on whether obesity rates in children are affected by how fast they eat, news about a group of flight attendants fighting weight discrimination, and a look at why some Texas taxpayers may soon be footing the bill for lower-income residents seeking weight loss surgery. Plus, find out how robots are helping America overcome its obesity epidemic!

And, of course, WLS Journeys host Yvonne McCarthy will guide viewers toward her top picks for the best WLS support and information online in our weekly feature, “WLS on the World Wide Web”. Click the screen below to watch now!

Organizations mentioned in this week’s news:

• American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
• Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London
• National Cancer Institute
  
• Cancer (Medical Journal)
• Air India
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Bariatric Girl (Yvonne McCarthy’s WLS support site)
• GastricBypassTruth.com (WLS blog and helpful articles)
• JPS Health Network (Tarrant County, TX hospital system)
• Medicare (official government site)
• Northeast Georgia Medical Center
• Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (maker of the da Vinci Surgical System)
• Bariatric Advantage (nutritional supplements)