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Oprah's talks about gastric bypass surgery! For the
first time, American Idol judge
Randy
Jackson talks about his weight loss  surgery.
He's the latest famous name to go through gastric bypass
surgery. Randy says he's been overweight his entire life,
but it was his recent diagnosis of diabetes that forced
him to take extreme measures. He says on Oprah, "Diabetes
runs in my family. I was afraid that if I didn't really
get healthy and do something drastic that I may not be
around that long. It's funny, diet and exercise really
works, but when you're heavy, you don't want to workout.
Now that I've lost this weight, I want to work out. If
I don't do it, I'm mad, because I have all this energy!"
Images: TM & Copyright 2003 Harpo Productions,
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Gastric
bypass surgery found to reduce the biochemical risks of
heart disease: -- The most significant
reduction was with C-reactive protein (CRP), which dropped
by a mean of 50%. In addition to the standard panel of
assays, plus CRP, the investigators included lipoprotein-a
(LPa) and homocysteine. - MedPage
Today
| OBESITY THREATENS LIFE
EXPECTANCY: The National Life Expectancy
- Reversing two centuries of uninterrupted progress,
researchers estimate the life-shortening effect
of obesity to be one-third to three-fourths of a
year by century's end, and it easily could rise
to two-to-five years in coming decades according
to a special report in the March 17 issue of
The New England Journal of Medicine. |
Obesity and cigarettes accelerate
the aging process: -- an average nine
years for obese women and seven years for heavy smokers,
London researchers say. United Press International
Important Discovery: In experiments
on rats, Scientists from Switzerland and the United States
used injections of the hormone, leptin, to transform fat-storing
cells into cells that burn fat which could one day help
combat obesity in humans. Within 14 days the average weight
of the rats fell by almost 30 per cent from 280 to 207
grams, and their fat reserves all but disappeared.The
rats continued to eat normally, although their food consumption
also fell by 30 per cent. “It’s a very important
discovery, because it’s a whole new concept of burning
[fat] stocks,” said Jacques Philippe of Geneva University’s
faculty of medicine. Philippe said it would be at least
ten years before such a drug was available for use on
humans. But given the spread of obesity in the western
world it was “clearly an important area of research
and investment for the pharmaceutical industry”.
Source: SwissInfo.org
Childhood Obesity has Been Shown to
Cause Heart Abnormalities The study revealed
that in obese children the actual size of the heart muscle
is thicker. In adults, this finding alone has been established
as an independent risk factor for significant cardiovascular
morbidity, including coronary artery disease, congestive
heart failure and sudden death.--ASE
Hunger Hormone could help treat obesity.
It sends signals to the feeding circuits in the brain
that convey a sense of satiety that reduces the urge to
eat. This new study suggests that this hormone,
once controlled, can curb the appetite.
Technology: The Gastric Stimulator, is it for you?
The show “Good Morning America”
examines a new device called the Gastric Stimulator.
This device is an alternative to the lap band device
and can be used prior to undergoing more permanent
procedures like stomach stapling. This experimental
device generates electrical impulses... (Watch
the video on the gastric stimulator) |
Stomach Stapling may cure Type 2 diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery better known as stomach
stapling, a well-established treatment for morbid obesity,
may also cure Type 2 diabetes, even in individuals who
are not overweight, according to a groundbreaking new
study from IRCAD/The European Institute of Telesurgery
being published in the January 2004 issue of the Annals
of Surgery. The article did not mention whether the same
result was experienced by weight loss patients with the
lap band technology.—NewsWise
Related: New
State Data Show Obesity and Diabetes Still On the Rise
A calcium-rich diet may help people lose weight
In a study published in the April, 2004 issue of Obesity
Research, 32 overweight adults were put on modest,
calorie-restricted diets that included varying amounts
of dietary calcium. The high-dairy diet patients lost
the most weight, an average of 24 pounds after 24 weeks,
compared with individuals who also cut calories but consumed
few or no dairy products. The study was funded by the
National Dairy Council. In a study published in February,
2004 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and
Metabolism, calcium supplements were found
to be useless for weight loss and fat metabolism in adult
women.
"90,000
cancer deaths could be prevented each year if people could
maintain a healthy body weight." The American
Cancer Society just completed a landmark study concluding
that being overweight or obese substantially increases the risk of
dying from cancer.
Holiday
Weight Gain Slight, But May Last A Lifetime A
new study by the NICHD suggests that Americans probably
gain about a pound during the winter holiday season-but
this extra weight accumulates through the years and may
be a major contributor to obesity later in life. This
finding runs contrary to the popular belief that most
people gain from five to ten pounds between Thanksgiving
and New Year's Day.
 Star Jones Reynolds admitted to having had gastric bypass surgery -- Reynolds said her "out-of-control" eating was the worst in 2002, near her 40th birthday, when she felt lonely and gained 75 lbs over 17 months.
"I pretended not to see how big I was getting - but not only did I see it, I was disgusted by it," wrote Reynolds. "I'd gradually gone from full-figured to morbidly obese."
"Through it all, food was there to comfort me," wrote Reynolds. "Food never judged me - even when I judged myself."
 Back pain is often caused by obesity -- The spine is designed to carry the entire weight of the upper body and distribute the loads encountered throughout your life. When excess weight is carried, the spine is forced to assimilate the burden, the consequence is that the spine can prematurely wear out. Learn more at LASpineInstitute.com |
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The 10 Most Obese American Cities
1. Memphis, Tenn.: 34%
2. Birmingham, Ala.: 31.3%
3. San Antonio, Texas: 31.1%
4. Riverside/San Bernardino, Calif.: 30.8%
5. Detroit: 30.4%
6. Jacksonville, Fla.: 29.8%
7. Nashville, Tenn.: 28.8%
8. Oklahoma City: 27.5%
9. Kansas City, Mo.: 26.9%
10. San Diego, Calif.: 26.7% [2006 data on body mass index, or BMI, collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System]-Forbes
Obesity Rate in U.S. Still Climbing New findings show no state posted a decline in adult rates last year. (HealthDay News) -- More and more Americans are sliding into obesity, a clear signal that this national health problem is getting worse. According to the fourth annual report prepared by the research group Trust for America's Health and released Monday, adult obesity rates rose in 31 states last year, 22 states experienced an increase for the second year in a row, and no state had a rate decrease.
 
Rasilez(R), First-In-Class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Lowers High Blood...
Main Category: Hypertension Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Article Date: 07 Sep 2008 New clinical data analysis confirms that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez , known as ...
topix.net Sun, 07 Sep 2008 10:30:47 GMT
Link Between Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes And Neurodegeneration Found
In a study on animal models, lead researcher Suzanne de la Monte, MD, MPH, of Rhode Island hospital, utilized chronic high fat diets to cause a two-fold increase in mean body weight.
topix.net Sun, 07 Sep 2008 09:14:31 GMT
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Weight Loss Surgery
Severe obesity is a long term condition that is very
difficult to treat. Surgery to promote weight loss by
restricting food intake or interrupting the digestive
process (lap band -laparoscopic adjustable banding and
gastric bypass surgery -commonly known as stomach stapling)
are only documented long term weight loss options for severely obese people.
A body mass index
(BMI) above 40 - most often means about 100 pounds overweight
for men and about 80 pounds for women - indicates that
a person is severely obese and therefore is a possible
candidate for the lap band or stomach stapling surgery (if you have comorbidities your BMI can be less and you would still be a candidate).
New less invasive weight loss surgery procedures use
laparoscopic (lap) tools and provide new alternatives
to stomach stapling operations.
The number of stomach
stapling or lap band type operations has nearly tripled
since 1997 to 63,100 last year. The Lap Band and the
gastric stimulator (once FDA approved) may be available
to patients with BMI's from 25 and up based on their
doctors recommendation. The Lap Band is reversible if
necessary making the lap band a good initial weight
loss solution to consider. Gastric
Bypass Surgery or stomach stapling may also be an option
for people with a BMI between 35 and 40 who suffer from
life-threatening problems...Learn more>>
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| Video
Newscasts |
 Medical
Diary:
This two part “Medical Diary” video follows
Jennifer Revel as she considers gastric bypass surgery
as a solution to having a BMI of 54 and being more than
180 lbs over weight. Part 2 continues this “Medical
Diary” video following Jennifer as she goes through
with stomach stapling and her experience's after surgery.
Watch
Jennifer's video diary of her stomach stapling weight
loss solution. |
| National Obesity Statistics |
| An approximated state by state breakdown
of obesity (bmi 30.0 - 99.8): |
| State: |
# of Obese: |
| Alabama |
1,390,131 |
| Alaska |
173,879 |
| Arizona |
1,360,098 |
| Arkansas |
747,592 |
| California |
8,418,790 |
| Colorado |
849,062 |
| Connecticut |
723,121 |
| Delaware |
219,316 |
| District of Columbia |
123,867 |
| Florida |
4,109,459 |
| Georgia |
2,458,668 |
| Hawaii |
262,690 |
| Idaho |
344,412 |
| Illinois |
3,203,606 |
| Indiana |
1,743,608 |
| Iowa |
762,348 |
| Kansas |
710,874 |
| Kentucky |
1,168,553 |
| Louisiana |
1,225,903 |
| Maine |
305,268 |
| Maryland |
1,394,497 |
| Massachusetts |
1,298,945 |
| Michigan |
2,914,808 |
| Minnesota |
1,267,801 |
| Mississippi |
917,222 |
| Missouri |
1,577,684 |
| Montana |
198,362 |
| Nebraska |
473,114 |
| Nevada |
603,702 |
| New Hampshire |
293,427 |
| New Jersey |
1,970,251 |
| New Mexico |
441,600 |
| New York |
4,409,310 |
| North Carolina |
2,309,742 |
| North Dakota |
161,716 |
| Ohio |
3,255,788 |
| Oklahoma |
1,021,791 |
| Oregon |
902,982 |
| Pennsylvania |
2,983,108 |
| Rhode Island |
265,819 |
| South Carolina |
910,588 |
| South Dakota |
228,124 |
| Tennessee |
1,514,592 |
| Texas |
6,583,671 |
| Utah |
644,562 |
| Vermont |
136,448 |
| Virginia |
1,604,303 |
| Washington |
1,641,105 |
| West Virginia |
456,031 |
| Wisconsin |
1,339,761 |
| Wyoming |
157,881 |
| Total |
78,845,167 |
| Derived from: United
States Department of Health and Human Services (US DHHS),
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention & Health Promotion
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Overweight and Obesity (BMI) - 2006, Compiled from the 2005 resident population developed
by the Bureau of the Census in collaboration with the
NCHS on CDC WONDER On-line Database. |
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