Obesity is often (but not always) an associated problem for people suffering from diabetes. The latter also often results in individuals who are obese in the first place. In general, those suffering from Type 2 diabetes are advised to manage the disorder by improving and altering diet as well as taking medication to control blood-sugar […]
Well, it seems a growing number of people think there is since the number of women opting for weight loss surgery as a cure is growing in the USA. The reasoning behind this is a known fact that overweight women generally struggle to get pregnant, so it stands to reason that if a woman wants […]
Sixteen morbidly obese New Zealanders living in Canterbury are being offered weight loss surgery. But they will have to travel to Christchurch. The funding is coming from the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB), who also offered similar operations to citizens of Dunedin last year. The surgery involves shrinking the stomach, and will be available for […]