Liposuction 'no excuse to binge'
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Liposuction may sound an easy way to lose weight but scientists warn a healthy diet is needed to keep it off.
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SIOUX FALLS, SD A South Dakota man, who recently weighed more than a-half ton, is recovering from obesity surgery. Patrick Deuel had surgery yesterday to reduce the size of his stomach so he can&#39;t eat as much.
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NEW YORK  - Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.
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Gastric-bypass surgery can leave people with pounds of sagging skin. For some, plastic surgery is a solution. See before-and-after photos of success stories.
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For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed
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WASHINGTON: Surgical treatment of obesity appears to be an effective way to promote weight loss and heal related disorders, according to a report published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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PITTSBURGH -- Thereâs new evidence that surgery to help people lose weight provides significant health benefits that could prolong life and improve quality of life.
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CHICAGO - Obesity surgery helps patients do more than shed weight - it often cures their diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    The research - an analysis of 136 studies - found that such operations are more than cosmetic...
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Obese patients typically show poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this problem is fixed.
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Robbie Williams has made perhaps the most effective anti-drug statement ever: taking narcotics can make you fat. According to the BBC, the 30-year-old British pop singer made the comment during a recent interview with a radio station.
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A man who weighed about half a ton when he was admitted to a hospital was recovering Wednesday from obesity surgery. By Stuart Villanueva, AP.
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According to a Swedish study, gastric bypass surgery is a better way to fight severe obesity than dieting. The scientists found that obese people who had gastric bypass surgery kept more weight off compared
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A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes.
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An old ulcer operation is getting new attention as a possible alternative obesity surgery: a quick snip of a nerve that helps control hunger.
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CHICAGO - Patients who undergo obesity surgery get far more than cosmetic benefits - many also shed fat-related ailments including diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, researchers say.    Their report - an analysis of 136 studies - suggests that in some cases, the drastic operations may alter the patient's body chemistry itself and relieve conditions that can lead to heart attacks, strokes and kidney failure...
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Women who are clinically obese don't need to diet to improve their health, say UK researchers.
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People 65 years of age or older  may think twice about having weight loss surgery, according to  a surgeon who performs this operation and has studied the  outcome.