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How very close morbid obesity is to anorexia nervosa? by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee <A HREF="http://www.netrition.com/cgi/goto.cgi?aid=2040"> <IMG SRC="http://images.netrition.com/images/ads/jpg/ads_468_60/ad_19.jpg" BORDER=0 WIDTH=468 HEIGHT=60 ALT="Netrition - The Internet's Premier Nutrition Superstore!"></A> Read on »
Touchy subject. Super Morbid Obesity/Neglect? by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee ... gaining the equivalent of a half pound a day or more.Why is it that if you fed a child to that degree, you'd be considered an abusive parent? If my children gained to super morbid obesity - they'd be removed from my care. It's considered neglect. The Department of Social Services would be here in no time. ::sigh::It's hard to even suggest this ... Read on »
Morbid Obesity: How did I get there? by diminishingdawn .. ... ree and a job I love (teaching), sustained weight loss has been one goal I've never been able to reach.I was the proverbial plump child, chubby teenager and morbidly obese adult. I cannot remember a time when I was actually normal. As a child, I can remember going to the doctor every year and getting weighed and ... Read on »
Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.com by Jeff C. Healthy Living Professional Bariatric Surgery For Morbid Obesity - BariatricEdge.comTags: weight, loss, surgery, bariatric, , lap, band, roux-n-y, roux-en-y, Gastric bypass, obesity, bmi, pouch, banding, sleeve, malabsorption Read on »
Link Between Morbid Obesity in Tots & Lower IQs, Study Shows by Connie Bennett Healthy Living ProfessionalPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee On some tight deadlines for my book SUGAR SHOCK! but I thought you should know about a new study which links morbid obesity amongst toddlers with cognitive problems.University of Florida researchers -- writing in the Journal of Pediatrics -- studied morbidly obese tots (who weigh at ... Read on »
Nutritional deficiencies after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity often cannot be... by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee ... Surgery (MS), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, SwitzerlandBackground: Despite the increasing use of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) in the treatment of morbid obesity, data about postoperative nutritional deficiencies and their treatment remain scarce. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a st ... Read on »
Poll: Should morbidly obese people be required to pay extra for taking up extra space on a plane? by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee Should morbidly obese people be required to pay extra for taking up extra space on a plane? Here is the Parade Poll.This controversial policy pits the commercial interests of the air ... Read on »
What Is Morbid Obesity and What Can Be Done? by WeightLossTeam .. ... cans are now overweight, over a third of us are obese. There have been even higher estimates that as many as eight million Americans are morbidly obese. KEVIN MONTGOMERY, MD: Morbid obesity is a condition where people have gained enough weight where they're actually beginning to experience medical problems as a result of their obesity. ANNOUNCER: M ... Read on »
Non-Invasive Treatment for Morbid Obesity and Type II Diabetes? EndoBarrier by Melting Mama Patient ExpertHealth MavenPeople's HealthBlogger Award Nominee ... ric bypassPerformed as a day procedureDelivered and removed endoscopicallyIs a reversible procedureMetabolic weight loss and control of type 2 diabetesMinimizes potential for morbidity and mortality of traditional surgeryIs less invasive than surgical alternativesEliminates hospital staysFood bypasses the duodenum and proximal jejunum as it does in ... Read on »
Morbid Obesity, Health Problems Continue For My Brother Kevin by Jimmy M. Healthy Living Professional ... The reason is not that I don't want to update you, but that there's not much new to share. Now that it has been a little over two years since I first blogged about Kevin's morbid obesity , I am pleased to share that he is at least keeping his weight and health relatively stable (not GREAT news to share, but a step in the right direction). This ... Read on »