Morbidly Obese Definition
Morbid obesity refers to individuals who are 50 – 100% above their ideal body weight.
The best way to measure how healthy someone’s weight is in relation to their height is to calculate their …

A woman from Northampton, who doctors gave no chance of having a baby, is celebrating after her gastric band operation helped her get pregnant for a second time.
Charlene Cooper, aged 24, was diagnosed with polycystic …

Having weight loss surgery will help you to lose some of your excess weight which could be stopping you being able to conceive naturally.
Losing weight helps to make your menstrual cycle more regular and increases …

Mr David Kendrick, Vita Clinic’s National Bariatric Psychologist explained at the West Midlands National Obesity Forum’s Regional meeting on 20th April 2009 how crucial it was that patients suffering from morbid obesity had access to …

Alli is the first over-the-counter weight loss pill and has gone on sale in chemists across the UK this month. It’s actually not a new diet drug since the pill has been available here in …

NHS spending on obesity has soared more than sevenfold in three years, figures show.
High demand for stomach surgery for obese patients as well as the cost of specialist equipment – such as larger examination couches …

CORPUS CHRISTI — For gastric bypass patient Edward Wuest, walking without exhausting himself is a blessing.
“I have a lot more endurance now,” he said. “I stand for 10 to 12 hours a day. Now, I’m …

Does weight loss surgery lead to better sex? It certainly could, especially for men suffering from obesity-related erectile dysfunction. A clinical study recently published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that obese men with …

Severely obese people can lose 10 years from their life, researchers found: the same effect as long-term smoking.
Almost one in four people in Britain are now obese, official statistics show, and experts predict that the …

The number of patients requiring operations for painful kidney stones has risen by one third in five years, driven in part by the growing obesity crisis, experts have warned.
More and more patients are having to …

A reduction in the time people spend asleep could partly account for soaring obesity rates, a study has revealed.
Researchers at the University of Bristol have found that hormonal changes caused by lack of sleep could …

SUZANNE Gregory cuddles the £8,000 baby she thought she would never have – after weight-loss surgery cured her of infertility.
The 36-year-old, from Bradwell, near Sheffield, who tipped the scales at 19 stone, was told by …