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 News & Events

14/07/2010
Adjustable Gastric Banding and Conventional Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes
Participants randomized to surgical therapy were more likely to achieve remission of type 2 diabetes through greater weight loss. These results need to be confirmed in a larger, more diverse population and have long-term efficacy assessed.
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14/07/2010
Lap Band Surgery Effective For Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds
A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents.
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14/07/2010
Lap Band Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Teens' Risk Factors For Heart Disease, Diabetes
In teenagers, laparoscopic gastric banding surgery for treatment of extreme obesity can significantly improve and even reverse the metabolic syndrome, a new study found. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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14/07/2010
'Lap-Band' Weight Loss Surgery in Very Obese Adults Improves Mental Health, Study Finds
One year after weight loss surgery with laparoscopic gastric banding, extremely obese adults demonstrate not only better physical health but also improved psychological health, a new study shows.
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14/07/2010
Weight Loss Surgery Treats Diabetes
Weight loss surgery proved to be a highly effective treatment for type 2 diabetes in a newly published study, with almost three out of four surgically treated patients showing no evidence of the disease two years later.
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03/05/2010
The Worst 'Healthy' Foods In America
Coming soon to chain restaurants nationwide: Calorie counts on chain restaurant menus and menu boards. To us at Eat This, Not That!, this particular provision couldn’t have come soon enough. Case in point: Any of the menu items listed below.
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12/04/2010
People Get Hungrier When They're Starved for Sleep
In a study, researchers found that normal-weight young men ate a Big Mac's-worth of extra calories when they'd gotten four hours of sleep the night before compared to when they slept for eight hours.
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14/03/2010
Jets coach Rex Ryan relaxing after weight-loss surgery
The husky Ryan had lap-band surgery at NYU Medical Center, and was relaxing at his home in New Jersey on Saturday night, team spokesman Bruce Speight told the Associated Press.
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09/04/2010
Expert: Weigh the risks, benefits of bariatric surgery
It is estimated that more than 60 million Americans are considered obese. Throughout Arizona, the rate of obesity has dramatically climbed from less than 10 percent of the population to nearly 25 percent in the past two decades. As obesity rates continue to increase, so does the popularity and advancement of medical weight-loss interventions, such as bariatric surgery.
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20/12/2009
Eat Cheese to Stay Slim
I don't know about you, but I've never met a cheese I didn't like. Parmesan, cranberry Brie or anything in between, I'm basically a cheeseaholic. So I was particularly excited to find out that my favorite nibble can actually help keep me slim.
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25/08/2009
Obese People Have 'Severe Brain Degeneration'
A new study finds obese people have 8 percent less brain tissue than normal-weight individuals. Their brains look 16 years older than the brains of lean individuals, researchers said today.
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27/07/2009
The Surprising Ingredient Causing Weight Gain
Say it isn't so! A recent study out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill cites what animal studies have hinted at for years: MSG (aka monosodium glutamate) could be a factor in weight gain.
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23/07/2009
Best Snacks for Weight Loss
If you've started skipping meals or snacks because you're struggling with your weight, please reconsider: You might actually be better off opting for a snack.
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20/07/2009
Weight loss goals are not out of reach
ALBANY - As fast-food chains and fried chicken dinners have become increasingly popular, so has the desire to eliminate the signs of over-consumption, even if they are minor in nature.
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23/07/2009
The Pill May be Less Effective in Obese Women
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Oral contraceptives behave differently in the bodies of obese women than in normal-weight women, new research shows, suggesting that they may not work as well in preventing pregnancy.
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Weight Loss Surgery Effective Treatment for Teen Metabolic Syndrome
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05/06/2009
Portion explosion!
You’ve probably heard that portions have gotten bigger over the years, but do you know how much bigger? Check out some of these popular foods and see how different things were 20 years ago than they are now.
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12/23/2008
The Truth About Diet Soda
We talk a lot about ''watching what we eat,'' but if you never gave a thought to what you ate and instead watched only what you drank, you could probably cut 450 calories a day out of your life.
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12/17/2008
"America's Worst Mall Foods!
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"But I Don't Eat That Much!"
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Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
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Born to Be Obese?
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The Emotional Toll of Obesity
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Study: Obesity Surgery Cuts Cancer Risk
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Can Surgery Reverse Obesity's Damage?
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10/13/2008
Worst 'Healthy' Drinks -
And What You Should Drink Instead
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10/07/2008
Government spells out exercise goals
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09/25/2008
US Weekly
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08/12/2008
Study: Overweight doesn't always mean heart risks
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5/16/2008
The LAP-BAND in People Magazine
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4/28/2008
Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory
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4/25/2008
Surgery for Diabetes?
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3/31/2008
The Wall Street Journal
Industry Giants Push Obesity Surgery
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11/28/2007
Surgery helps woman drop 135 pounds, 10 dress sizes
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8/28/2007
Study links lack of sleep to obesity
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8/24/2007
Obesity Action Coalition Calls on Insurers and Employers to Increase Access to Obesity Management Services
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8/22/2007
Weight Loss Surgery Saves Lives!
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5/1/2007
WLIA featured in Phoenix Magazine
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2/1/2007
WLIA surgeons featured in M.D. News
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02/15/2007
Meet Your Neighbor: John DeBarros
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2/01/2007
Woman’s weight loss inspires her to help others
Eight months ago, she was at her highest weight of 382 pounds, and wearing a size 38W in pants. Today, she weighs in at 245 pounds, and is still losing weight.
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1/02/2007
Taking off the '06 pounds. No shortage of weight loss options in East Valley.
It is probably safe to guess what topped the list of resolutions made by most Americans this New Year.
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12/04/2006
Dr. Debarros appears on Channel 3’s
“Your Life from A to Z”
Please click on the “View” link below to see the latest TV appearance by one of our surgeons.
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11/27/2006
GCC student drops 145 pounds - now wants to spread the word
After being told he was at serious risk of having a heart attack before he was 45, Brandon Van Buskirk began scouring the Internet for information on weight loss.
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11/09/2006
Couple tries banding surgery to lose weight
Surgery is usually one of the last things that people turn to when trying to losing weight. This holds especially true for a Queen Creek husband and wife.Was going under the knife the answer they needed to take control of their health?
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