Poverty, Ethnicity Affect Obesity among UK Children gwhqadmin June 14, 2009 Breaking WLS News A recent scientific analysis of primary care provider data shows that black children and kids from London’s poor families are more at risk of obesity than kids from other ethnicities and economic classes....
Scots Adopt French Anti-Obesity Program gwhqadmin June 12, 2009 Breaking WLS News In response to a worrying trend toward obesity among Scots, the Government in Edinburgh has announced its adoption of a French anti-obesity project in hopes of duplicating its significant success....
Childhood Obesity Causes Sleeping Problems gwhqadmin June 12, 2009 Breaking WLS News Overweight children face serious health concerns, including hardened arteries and the risk of adult-onset diabetes. Now, researchers have found that obese kids also have an increased incidence of...
Woman Loses 55 Lbs. after Hypnosis in Lieu of Weight Loss Surgery gwhqadmin June 11, 2009 Breaking WLS News 1 Comment A woman in the UK has reportedly lost 55 pounds in just a few weeks after being hypnotized to believe she had weight loss surgery....
Can Tumeric Reduce Obesity? gwhqadmin June 10, 2009 Breaking WLS News Tumeric may reduce obesity by slowing the growth of fat tissue, according to a new research study from the USDA....
Is Fast Food as Addictive as Tobacco? gwhqadmin June 9, 2009 Breaking WLS News Two new studies indicate that food manufacturers are using the same marketing strategies as the tobacco industry once did to get consumers hooked on unhealthy products....
Legislator Leads Fight Against Childhood Obesity gwhqadmin June 8, 2009 Breaking WLS News In New Mexico, 17% of children between ages 6 and 11 suffer from childhood obesity. In response, U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman has reintroduced a bill aimed at fighting obesity among children and adolescents in...
Special Coverage of ASMBS Conference – Promo gwhqadmin June 5, 2009 Media The Weight Loss Surgery Channel will be on location at the 2009 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Conference in Grapevine, Texas, to bring our viewers a special report from the...