Weight Loss Surgery News – September 25, 2009

In this week’s edition of WLS News, discover how weight loss surgery can reduce the risk of cancer in women, and why results may be different for men. Plus, learn about the rising trend of American teenagers choosing weight loss surgery, find out why some patients Down Under are forced to wait up to seven years for obesity surgery, get the details on a new online support program for gastric bypass and gastric sleeve patients, and discover why BMI is not the best way to determine obesity among the elderly.

All of these stories and more are featured in the latest edition of WLS News. Click the video player below to watch the newscast now.

Organizations mentioned in this episode:

• REALIZE Band
• UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
• University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
• Bariatric Girl (Yvonne McCarthy’s WLS support site)
• SarahWillBeSkinny (YouTube)
• Bariatric Advantage nutritional supplements
• Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, DC
• The Lancet Oncology journal