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Anne Diamond has gastric band fitted because of weight problem
15/03/2009 – 20:55 | 3 Comments
Anne Diamond has gastric band fitted because of weight problem

An inability to reduce her weight of almost 16st without immediately putting the pounds back on led Anne Diamond to seek bariatric surgery “as a last resort”.
The former television presenter, now patron of the National …

Gastric surgery is only cure for obesity
14/03/2009 – 15:52 | No Comment
Gastric surgery is only cure for obesity

The use of gastric surgery to treat obesity and its medical complications should be greatly expanded, the BA Festival of Science in Liverpool heard on Monday.
Clinical researchers told the meeting, organised by the British Association …