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It is essential that weight loss surgery patients maintain proper vitamin intake. Researcher and scientist Dr. Erlend Aasheim (OZ-ime) has released a report indicating that weight loss surgery patients...

A new study shows that weight loss surgery may resolve obesity-related, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. That’s the finding of a team of researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch in...

The Food and Drug Administration has finally given its stamp of approval to Rebiana A –- a zero calorie, zero-carb sweetener made from the leaves of the stevia plant –- deeming it safe for use in food...

A new kind of celebrity, weight loss royalty, is on the rise in the United States.  So-called “weight loss czars” have appeared in several U.S. cities, each czar crowned by local governments out of...

Tune into the January 16, 2009, edition of WLS News to find out which vitamin can help you avoid neurological damage after surgery, discover good news about the effect of bariatric treatments on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and get the skinny on the FDA's approval of a new all-natural sweetener with zero calories and zero carbs. Plus, find out where to meet the team from the Weight Loss Surgery Channel in person later this month!

Leslie Thompson, Executive Producer of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel and host of WLS News, is a veteran journalist with more than 15 years' experience writing about the medical and financial...

She’s wise. She’s irreverent. She is one of the most visible members of the WLS support community through her limitless blog and YouTube video posts, as well as her appearances at Obesity Help events. Now, we’ve given Beth Sheldon-Badore, a.k.a., Melting Mama, a brand new show on the Weight Loss Surgery Channel. Melting Mama’s Reality Bites debuts February 1, 2009, and trust us -- you don't want to miss it!

After having weight loss surgery in 2002, Chef David Fouts quickly realized bariatric patients had no good resources for cooking advice. Using the skills he learned at the Florida Culinary Institute, Chef Dave began researching foods and taking the information offered by his dietician to develop pouch-friendly recipes and meal ideas that would make mealtime enjoyable again for other WLS patients.