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Bariatric Surgery Reduces Cancer Chances, Study Says In our next story, we recently reported on the positive effect that weight loss surgery can have on reducing the risk of ovarian cancer in older...

Tummy Tucks Take Off for Weight Loss Surgery Patients So, you’ve lost a lot of weight. You have dropped ten sizes, you can walk a mile without passing out, and your future is full of endless...

Weight Loss May Mitigate Symptoms of Menopause Hitting middle age can be a crazy ride for a lot of women. You have to contend with hot flashes, extra weight gain, and for some women, bladder control...

Former cosmetics industry executive turned motivational speaker, Laura Preston has joined the faculty of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel and will host a new fashion and lifestyle show to debut this spring. Each episode of The Big Do-Over will feature fresh advice on beauty, fashion, fitness and living well after weight loss surgery. A bariatric patient herself, Laura offers viewers a show full of practical and fun advice on how to create a new road map for themselves, and embrace life as if they had never been seriously overweight at all. Stay tuned for her on-air debut this spring!

Charismatic cookbook author and WLS post-op David Fouts, known as the “world’s first bariatric chef,” has joined the faculty of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel and will host a new cooking show to debut this spring. After losing 200 pounds after bariatric surgery in 2002, Fouts began researching how to create pouch-friendly recipes that still tasted great. Now, as the newest member of the Weight Loss Surgery Channel faculty, his mission is to make mealtime enjoyable again for viewers who are learning new, healthy ways of eating post-op.

Chiles Choice for Chow If you like your food on the spicy side, then you are probably a fan of chili peppers – which is a good thing, because the spicy little guys not only taste great, but...

Growth Hormones May Stop Post-Weight Loss Surgery Muscle Loss We all know that weight loss surgery works wonders when it comes to the rapid loss of “bad” body weight – that is, excess fat. But...

New Lap-Band® Offers Patients TLC Allergan, the maker of the Lap-Band adjustable gastric banding system, has created a new post-operative support program to help Lap-Band patients adopt a healthy...