February 2012 – Bariatric Institute of Greater Chicago

6 Year Gastric Band Study
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6 Year Gastric Band Study

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6 Year Gastric Band Study

Both the gastric band and gastric bypass bariatric procedures have excellent weight loss outcomes at six years, according to a matched-pair analysis. The study’s findings were published this month online in the Archives of Surgery. Half of the 442 patients in the analysis received a gastric band, and the other half received a gastric bypass. [...]

By drshayani|2017-03-19T22:29:16+00:00February 13th, 2012|General|0 Comments

Snacks Part of the Obesity Problem
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Snacks Part of the Obesity Problem

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Snacks Part of the Obesity Problem

Over the past several decades, obesity rates among Americans have consistently increased. While our sedentary lifestyles are partially at blame, a key factor in our national weight gain is that we’re simply consuming more calories in the form of both food and calorie-laden beverages. For comparison, in the mid-2000s, the average American adult was found [...]

By drshayani|2017-03-19T22:36:22+00:00February 8th, 2012|General|0 Comments