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Obesity treatment : Articles and features

Our articles and features are written by some of the UK's leading consultants, dentists, medical professionals and healthcare writers.

Stomach Banding - is it right for me? There’s no denying the effectiveness of a gastric band. Most patients fitted with one can expect to lose around 50% of their excess weight within the first two years. However, it is far from a quick...
Childhood obesity – the facts Childhood obesity is a major problem in the UK, as it is in much of the developing world. The most recent figures published in December 2009 show that 22.8% of reception children and 32.6% of year 6...
Obesity in children – a growing problem Seventy years ago, obesity in children was virtually unheard of. In fact, the opposite was true. During World War II, food shortages and rationing meant that many children were skinny because they...
Why is losing weight so difficult? In theory, controlling your weight is a simple matter of mathematics. If you eat more calories than you burn through exercise and daily living, you will put on weight. If you eat fewer calories than...
Why does a low GI diet help with weight loss? Imagine a healthy and satisfying diet where blood sugar levels are stabilised, cravings are a thing of the past, and you lose weight and lower your risk of diabetes or heart disease in the process. ...
What is my body shape - is it important? Although you may think of yourself as ‘slim’ or ‘overweight’ or ‘curvy’ etc everyone’s body is different, and where you store your fat is determined by genetic inheritance. Girls will tend to...
Weight management - How to keep it off For many people losing weight is just half the battle. After working really hard to lose it they find that they simply put it straight back on again as soon as they stop ‘dieting’. So how do you keep...
Weight loss surgery - Is it safe? If you’re considerably overweight (with a body mass index of 35 or over) and have been unsuccessful in losing weight through traditional methods such as diet and exercise you may consider weight loss...
Weight loss programmes - how to choose one to suit you There is a huge range of different weight loss plans or programmes that you can choose from, and although any particular one can’t be named as the best or most successful weight loss programme,...
Stomach stapling: What does it involve? Stomach stapling is a surgical procedure that is used if you are severely or morbidly obese and you cannot lose weight using diet and exercise. As the name suggests, stomach stapling literally...
Obesity treatment: Are we getting fatter? Obesity can increase your chances of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, osteoarthritis, cancer and gall stones - as well as cause depression and low self esteem. Despite warnings,...
Obesity in the UK Obesity in the UK is a growing problem. The increase in poor quality convenience foods, the prevalence of labour-saving technology, increased car use and more people doing sedentary jobs, means that...
Is lap band surgery safe? What is lap band surgery? Lap band surgery, also known as gastric banding, is used to aid weight loss in obese patients who have failed to lose weight by conventional means. During lap band surgery...
Is gastric bypass surgery safe? What is gastric bypass surgery? Gastric bypass surgery is similar to gastric banding in the way it divides the stomach to create a small pouch at the top. However, instead of the food passing...
Gastric bypass - an effective way to lose weight? A gastric bypass is an operation performed on obese people to greatly decrease the size of the stomach, resulting in less food being consumed and fewer calories absorbed. It is a last resort option...

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