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Bariatric Surgery Support Newsletter August 2011
In this issue we focus on Pre-operation preparation and Post operation Outlook.
How society treats overweight people can directly impact their health, according to researchers from the University of Rhode Island (URI), Kingston and the Harvard T H Chan School of Public Health, Boston. Their study reported that people who experienced weight discrimination over a ten-year period had twice the risk of high allostatic load, the cumulative…
March 21 Lecture room 1 – saturday First plenary session : Chair Dr E Swanepoel 08h00 – 08h15 Welcome address & Opening Andre Potgieter 08h15 – 08h45 The latest news – SOS Study Prof Hans Lonroth 08h45 – 09h15 South African database Prof Tessa van der Merwe…
Bariatric Surgery Support South African Weight-Loss Surgery Support Group We Have a Fresh New-look Logo And Will Be Doing A Limited Edition Mug That Will Be Available To Buy. If You would Like A Mug Please E-mail info@bariatricsurgerysupport.co.za If we receive enough requests for this Mug we will have it made and couriered to all…
Babies of women who have undergone bariatric surgery for obesity run a higher risk of preterm birth, according to an update from a study from the Karolinska Institutet and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. “Since obesity is associated with a higher risk of preterm delivery, we assumed that the weight-loss achieved by…
According to the reports published by, Science Daily (Feb. 22, 2011) gastric bypass surgery can yield better long-term results, greater weight loss, improved quality of life and resolution of diabetes. Obesity and diabetes are the two most common chronic diseases in the Western countries presently. The lap-bands or laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands were introduced as…
“When you’re happy, your food of choice could be steak or pizza, when you’re sad it could be ice cream or cookies, and when you’re bored it could be potato chips. Food does more than fill our stomachs — it also satisfies feelings, and when you quench those feelings with comfort food when your…