Monthly Archives May 15, 2009

Greetings! In the May 15, 2009 edition of WLS News, get the skinny on whether high fructose corn syrup makes you fat, find out why weight loss surgery may benefit patients who are not morbidly...

In the May 15, 2009 edition of WLS News, we'll fill you in on the new REALIZE-C adjustable gastric band, report on the controversy surrounding high fructose corn syrup, and tell you why an Irish airline has reconsidered its proposed fat tax. We’ll also explain why weight loss surgery may be good for patients who aren’t morbidly obese, and share some promising statistics about the overall safety of bariatric procedures.

Alli-Oops! Alli, GlaxoSmithKline’s new over-the-counter weight loss medicine, was rolled out in Europe this week, and the world of weight loss is all abuzz. But Alli is not a magical cure for...

Swiss Study Supports Super Surgery Evidence shows that weight loss surgery is not a cure for obesity. Unfortunately, many patients who undergo surgery and follow the recommended post-operative...

Love Can Be Blind to Childhood Obesity After studying data from 20 international research studies over the past decade, researchers have found that parents worldwide tend to fail to recognize the...

What Your Sonogram Won’t Tell You According to statistics, some 45% of U.S. mothers-to-be are overweight or obese. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center...

Moderate Exercise May Be Belly-Fat Buster Belly fat is dangerous. Not only is it unsightly and can cause your clothes to shrink at the cleaners, it puts strain on the body and releases molecules that...

Greetings! In the May 8, 2009 edition of WLS News, we'll tell you about a new bariatric study out of Switzerland, where research on super-obesity is yielding super results. We'll also...