Articles, tagged with "morbidly obese", page 5

Bariatric Surgery Found to Lower Risk of Death

Obesity is on the rise, and so are associated health risks like diabetes, high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, and sleep apnea. Although once believed to be a risky and rare procedure, bariatric surgery is becoming a prevalent option for people wh... Read >
Author: EmpoweredD

Wine And Gastric Bypass Surgery Could Prove A Dangerous Mix

After many years of discussion we are finally coming around to the inescapable conclusion that surgery is the only really successful and lasting solution to the problem of severe obesity. And it is certainly not before time! At the moment obesity is ar... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders

Obesity in America

It is a fact that obesity in America is rising at an astronomical rate. When compared to obesity rates ten even fifteen years ago, it is clearly noticeable that a considerable percentage of America is getting fatter, and that's the plain unvarnished truth... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru

Obesity Epidemic

There are people who have found that they have gained a lot of weight. This weight gain can be seen as a problem with being medically obese. The definition of obese in terms of medial thinking is that your body has gained 100 pounds more than is considere... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru

Morbidly Obese

It is a known fact that people like to have good looking bodies. For some people this is a distant dream that is very hard to get. This is because these individuals are morbidly obese. When we hear these words many of us are not aware of what is being sai... Read >
Author: Krishan Bakhru

Weight in the Media

"We don't need Afghan-style burquas to disappear as women. We disappear in reverse by revamping and revealing our bodies to meet externally imposed visions of female beauty." [Source: Robin Gerber] Increasingly, there has been a growing tendency... Read >
Author: LaurenB

10 Worst Autos Of The Year

Earlier, The Truth About Cars (TTAC) conducted a survey having its faithful and candid readers as respondents. The survey is all about tracking the Ten Worst Automobile Today (TWAT) from all the vehicles available in the United States within this year. ... Read >
Author: Joe Ratzkin

Obesity And A Poor Diet Can Be Harmful In More Ways Than One

Copyright 2006 David Maillie Obesity has been actively argued as being derived from poor diet and then others state it is mostly caused by genetics and a persons DNA will make them more likely to have obesity. Regardless which school of thought you ch... Read >
Author: David Maillie

Intestinal Weight Loss Surgery a Safe and Effective Option

In the past, weight loss surgery was always regarded as an extreme course of action for the morbidly obese. Weight loss surgery was mostly a risky proposition often involving slicing into the intestines and re-routing or stapling. Even nowadays, it is tru... Read >
Author: Lynne Doxley

Is Laparoscopic Bypass Surgery Right for You?

In American weight today, there are two very different issues that are basis for discussion. The number of obese people is on the rise and the pressure that society as a whole puts on people to be thin. For the morbidly obese, the issue is less about look... Read >
Author: John Mancini

Obesity and Weight Loss Surgery

Let's face facts; obesity is ripe today in America and rising on a global scale in western civilisation – where are we going wrong. Being a health and fitness nut I would simply recommend eating a balanced diet and exercise often, but you've heard all tha... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

Gastric Bypass Surgery – What Happens Afterwards?

After patients have had gastric bypass surgery comes a very challenging and demanding few months ahead. It isn't easy, no matter what those success stories on the adverts tell us. It requires a great deal of mental and emotional toughness. Unfortunately t... Read >
Author: Beverley Brooke

An Interesting Look at Mini Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass surgery has many forms and can involve stapling and banding of the stomach as well as bypassing a portion of the small intestine. The most popular method today is a combination-approach that staples the stomach into a small pouch while reat... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky

A Warning of the Complications of Gastric Bypass Surgery

The more involved and more popular combination-procedure gastric bypass surgery involves stapling the stomach to make it smaller and reattaching the small intestine to bypass a portion responsible for the majority of calorie and nutrient absorption. Ga... Read >
Author: Dave Lavinsky

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