Weightloss

If you are looking into bariatric weight loss surgery, and know that it is the right option for you, then you will then need to find a surgeon to help get you through the procedure. The success of your surgery will rely on the surgeon being able to accommodate to your particular needs as well as supply you with the right information. There are several steps that you can take before committing to weight loss surgery to make sure that you have found the right surgeon.

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If you are on a low-carb diet, you may want to plug up your ears for this bit of research news. According to medical researchers, there appears to be a strong connection between a low-carb diet and bad breath. You know—like that dragon breath that causes us so much embarrassment when we turn to our loved ones in the morning for a sweet peck that quickly turns sour.

If you are looking to shed the pounds and slim your waist, does this mean that you will automatically get bad breath? Well, not necessarily. But there are definitely some scientific studies out there that have made a very real connection between halitosis and a low-carb diet.

Chronic Bad Breath and Dieting – Where is the Connection?

Bariatric weight loss surgery is often a good option for those wanting to lose a considerable amount of weight. Many people who have this type of surgery have tried numerous times to use diet, exercise and medications to lose the weight and have failed. Weight loss surgery is a life changing procedure and often results in a considerable amount of weight loss. While there are many benefits of this surgery, there are risks involved, as well.

Before a doctor recommends any patient to have weight loss surgery, he or she will carefully consider each patient and their case. Sometimes, even though a person is very overweight, he or she might not be an ideal candidate for the surgery. This is usually because that person has other health issues or illnesses that will become worse after this surgery. It is also so that they have a less chance of developing serious side effects and complications.

Post Surgery

A doctor at Tel Aviv University has found that the vertigo medication Betahistine, also known as SERC, suppresses the desire to eat fatty foods. The effects were seen to be most significant in women under the age of 50. Women under 50 who took Histalean (a repurposed form of Betahistine) for 12 weeks lost 7 times the weight of those taking a placebo during the recently completed Phase II clinical trial.

Obese children boost their food intake by 134% after watching food advertisements on television, according to a study by researchers at University of Liverpool.

60 children ages nine to eleven, of various weights, were shown a series of both food tv ads and toy ads, followed by a cartoon. Their food intake after the food adverts was meaningfully higher compared to after the toy adverts. This was seen in all weight groups, with the obese children increasing their consumption by 134%; overweight children by 101% and normal weight children by 84%.

Chocoholics

The obese weight group unfailingly chose the highest fat product - chocolate - whereas the overweight children chose to consume jelly sweets which have a lower fat content, as well as chocolate. It is not clear what effect fats have on obesity, and the conclusion of the researchers that the ads caused the kids to eat specific foods is not particularly logical.