Choosing whether to get weight loss surgery can be a tricky and nerve-wracking decision, particularly as newspapers and magazines today are so full of often ill-informed and sensationalist stories about obesity and its associated health issues. Indeed, there are a...
Obesity can be seen to cause a number of health issues, from just making daily life more difficult to serious and potentially life-threatening illnesses. Some of the common problems caused by obesity can include: Increased perspiration (sweating) fatigue joint pain...
Obesity in Kent has reached an all time high. Nearly 770,000 people in Kent are estimated to be either overweight or obese, one of the highest rates within the country. In order to be classed as obese, an individual must be 20% above their expected BMI level. Obesity...
When it comes to weight loss surgery, there are quite a few choices. You may have heard of gastric band and bypass procedures. However there are many others such as sleeve which is fast becoming very popular. Also balloon, mini-gastric bypass, gastric plication to...
Gastric balloons may be making a comeback.They are temporary space occupying bags of liquid inserted into the stomach and left there for 6 months to 1 year to reduce calorie intake. For the first week or two individuals are really limited to fluids only. A balloon...
I was recently asked the intriguing question above by a patient. As follows the dilemma in the individual’s own words: I am looking for advice, I am a gastric band patient and had my band fitted in 2009 Whilst I lost a significant amount of weight, I was never...
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