Tag Archives: Gastric Bypass Surgery

    Malissa Jones, once nicknamed “Britain’s fattest teen” is now quite possibly Britain’s skinniest…and unhappiest teen, following gastric bypass surgery. Lose weight now, she was told, or your life is at stake At the age of 16, Ms. Jones was warned by her doctor that she would have only months to live, unless she lost weight. Morbidly […]

    A new study proves that gastric bypass weight loss surgery reduces the symptoms of diabetes. Scientists have known for some time now that patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo gastric bypass surgery often find that in addition to the losing weight, their bodies’ response to insulin often improves dramatically. About 50 to […]

  Gastric bypass surgery, along with other forms of weight loss surgery (WSL), can be a life saving option for the morbidly obese, but it does have its drawbacks. Teens and adults alike risk losing bone mass and getting severe vitamin B12 deficiency or pernicious anemia, to name just a few potentially harmful side effects. […]

Kelly Osbourne has shed a lot of weight recently, and though she lost the pounds naturally, through diet and exercise, she’s considering gastric bypass surgery to keep the weight off. Former star of The Osbournes, Kelly has risen to superstar status after appearing on Dancing with the Stars and securing for herself a role on […]

Teens who undergo weight loss surgery such as a gastric bypass may suffer loss of bone mass, say researchers. As recently published in Pediatrics, a study which followed 61 obese teens who were subjected to gastric bypass surgery found that two years later, teens’ bone mineral content had decreased by over 7%. Gastric bypass surgery […]

Obesity physically distorts the heart structure by creating excess muscular mass in the left ventricle and stretching the gap in the cavity of the right ventricle. However, two years after gastric bypass surgery the following cardiovascular changes occurred among the 423-member group: