Wendy Carpenter chats about her laparoscopic gastric bypass operation that she had 7 days ago at Vita Clinics and her post op diet that consists of 500 – 600 calories per day.
Read more of Wendy’s diary …

Weight-loss surgery could help women – but not men – reduce their risk of cancer, research suggests.
Obesity is known to increase the risk of many types of cancer, but it was unclear whether surgery to …

HEALTH officials in Derbyshire are to cut back on the number of operations being carried out to help obese people lose weight.
Last year 250 people in the city underwent surgery to have gastric bands fitted …

Wendy Carpenter talks about her gastric bypass surgery 4 days after the operation and chats about her decision to have surgery at private weight loss clinic Vita Clinics instead of waiting 3 years to have …

These are exciting times in our house at the moment as I am about to have the op! Yes, the date is through and I am counting down the days. I have mixed emotions of …

As a leading national weight management service provider, Vita Clinics are delighted to be sponsoring The National Obesity Conference: Reversing the Tide of Obesity – Working Together to Create an Active, Healthier Nation on Wednesday …

The use of medication/drugs to lose weight
The use of drugs to help weight loss only has value if it results in making a patient healthier as the cosmetic effect of 5-10% weight loss is negligible. …

Here’s a useful page containing the terms/phrases often associated with weight loss.
Adipose: Fat tissue.
Adjustable Gastric Band: A silicone band that is placed usually laparoscopically around the upper part of the stomach creating a small …

Eating tells the story of two morbidly obese American teenage girls who are about to risk everything, even dying, in a desperate bid to transform their lives.
The cameras follow the teens as they prepare for …

Eating out after Bariatric Surgery, (sometimes referred to as Weight Loss Surgery) needs a little careful planning and thought. Food is an integral part of life and sharing special meals will always be something we …

There is lots of evidence from research about the effects of bariatric surgery on how vitamins and minerals are absorbed from your ‘new digestive system’.
Weight loss surgery works by restricting and / or causing malabsorption …

Follow the story of  Wendy Carpenter who will be undergoing gastric bypass surgery at Vita Clinics next month in June 2009.
Here’s her story…

Between us, my husband Barry and I weighed almost 50 stone. Barry …