Thursday, July 8, 2010

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

Diabetics eye obesity surgery to tame blood sugar (AP)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:35 PM PDT

Cristina Iaboni poses for a portrait in her home in Bethany, Conn., on Saturday, June 12, 2010. Iaboni, a diabetic, has found a doctor who is testing weight loss surgery on diabetics who are merely overweight or a tad obese in an attempt to curb the chronic disease. Scientists in recent years have discovered that diabetes all but disappeared in some obese patients soon after the operation. Many were able to achieve normal blood sugar and ditch their medications. (AP Photo/Thomas Cain)AP - For nearly a decade, Cristina Iaboni tried to tame her diabetes the usual way, through daily shots of insulin and other medicine.

Obesity surgery may curb 'drive to eat' (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jul 2010 09:23 AM PDT

Reuters - Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the high drive to eat that is typically found in severely obese people, a new study suggests.
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