The Psychology of Weight Loss Surgery: An Interview with Dr. Stephen Ritz, Ph.D. gwhqadmin August 21, 2009 Patient Education 2 Comments In this special report from the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dr. Stephen Ritz explains what patients...
Weight Loss Surgery News – August 21, 2009 gwhqadmin August 21, 2009 Breaking WLS News, WLS News 3 Comments In the August 21, 2009 edition of WLS News, find out if social stress makes you gain weight, take a look at a new alliance in the fight against...
Building a Weight Loss Surgery Support Program that Works gwhqadmin July 26, 2009 Breaking WLS News, Life After WLS 6 Comments Weight loss surgery is a powerful tool in the treatment of obesity. But, many bariatric surgeons note that the real key to positive outcomes lies in...
Weight Loss Surgery Safe for Seniors gwhqadmin July 22, 2009 Breaking WLS News A new study out of Baylor University in Dallas shows that weight loss surgery can benefit adults over age 65 as much as younger patients, and poses...
Lap-Band Support Hinges on Communication, Doc Says gwhqadmin July 15, 2009 Breaking WLS News, Life After WLS Lap-Band support hinges on effective, ongoing communication to promote patient compliance. Bariatric surgeon Dr. Sunil Bhoyrul explains how the...
Weight Loss Surgery Access Limited for Poor gwhqadmin July 14, 2009 Breaking WLS News 1 Comment Weight loss surgery is usually performed on white women with higher incomes and private health insurance, research shows. But disparities among...
Weight Loss Surgery Before Pregnancy Can Improve Babies’ Health gwhqadmin July 13, 2009 Breaking WLS News Weight loss surgery prior to pregnancy can reduce the risk of obesity and related metabolic disorders in babies born after the mother undergoes the...
Bariatric Nutrition Creates Booming Market gwhqadmin July 12, 2009 Breaking WLS News Bariatric nutrition is big business, as more Americans turn to weight loss surgery for the treatment of obesity. Two major players in the nutritional...
