Metro News, 27th October 2009

Hardly anyone is 100% happy with their appearances. Many of us try hard to change what they don’t like. There are, however, things that dieting and exercising alone can’t improve.

Stubborn fat in the tummy, tights and hips is a serious problem, especially for women.

An anonymous lady from Halifax had liposuction in 2006. Even though she’s never been big, she wasn’t happy with her tights and hips. She was in great physical shape, had a healthy diet and was exercising regularly but still couldn’t achieve her goals. It was a challenge to find the right clothes that would fit her slim torso and larger bottom.

BBC News, 11th October 2009

The latest studies of clinically obese children show their lack of knowledge about the ways of weight-loss. What’s more, they don’t get enough support from school, parents or health centers to overcome their problem.

An obesity expert said obese children should be offered a better service in their fight with weight-loss.

The research was carried out by Carnegie Weight Management program in Leads. 100 clinically obese children aged 8 to 17 took part in it.
Professor Paul Gateley, who leaded the program, said it was the first time obese children were asked their views about their problem.

Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2nd October 2009

The latest researches carried out in U.S. showed that the sooner obese teenagers undergo weight-loss surgery, the better.

61 young patients took part in the study. They all had laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A year after the procedure an overall BMI among the patients decreased by 37%. The patients were still considered as obese, due to their weight from before the surgery.

The research was the first one to show that young people’s weight influences in great respect their postoperative weight. The results were published in the Journal of Pediatrics on 23rd September.

abc13.com, 5th October 2009

Many obese patients consider surgery but are too afraid of side effects to go any further. There are, however, other options that are not that invasive and allow a faster recovery. Another good news is that this procedure offers as much weight loss as more invasive ones, i.e. gastric bypass.

The single-incision gastric sleeve is quite similar to gastric bypass but is less complicated and requires only one incision.

Because any of the intestines are rerouted, the risks are half of the risks of gastric bypass but patients still can lose as much weight.