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Fat-shaming is not the answer.

Reading Time: 2 minutes Yesterday saw a debate on Good Morning Britain where Piers Morgan and Danni Levy advocated for fat-shaming as the cure for obesity. The conversation continued online: James Corden has slammed a US TV presenter who claimed humiliating obese people helps them lose weight. Is fat-shaming an effective treatment or just bullying?@piersmorgan | @susannareid100 | @CharlotteHawkns | #GMB pic.twitter.com/EmTG73QqRY — Good Morning Britain (@GMB) September 16,

17 September, 2019 No Comments

Non-surgical

ESG Update

Reading Time: 1 minute There have been two encouraging studies this month for the ESG (non-surgical sleeve). The first was a small French study (from the IRCAD Centre in

Sam Davies 21 May, 2019 No Comments

General obesity

The Obesity Epidemic – It really is complicated!

Reading Time: 1 minute We often hear about complex problems on the news and in everyday life, a lot seem to relate to Brexit at the moment. One tremendous

Van Patel 21 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric bypass

Mr Rishi Singhal Answers Your Mini Bypass Questions

Reading Time: 2 minutes The number of Mini Bypass procedures being done it the UK, and around the world, is on the increase. It’s certainly an option that anyone with

Sam Davies 21 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric sleeve

Do I need to stop smoking when I have gastric sleeve surgery?

Reading Time: 1 minute YES! The purpose of this blog is not to lecture. Like any responsible healthcare organisation, we encourage patients to stop smoking. We know that’s unrealistic

Rishi Singhal 21 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric sleeve

Why are Gastric Sleeves so Expensive?

Reading Time: 2 minutes It’s a question I hear a lot from people who are thinking about a gastric band or gastric sleeve surgery. The gastric sleeve is usually

Martyn Berrett 21 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric sleeve

Gastric Sleeve on the NHS

Reading Time: 2 minutes Gastric sleeve surgery is now the dominant bariatric surgery procedure in the NHS and across the world. It’s grown very popular over the last few

Rishi Singhal 21 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric band

Why so few NHS bands?

Reading Time: 3 minutes We look into the success and failures of the gastric band and tackle the big question that gets asked regularly in the UK. Why does

Rishi Singhal 16 May, 2019 No Comments

Gastric band

Dear Journalists – Stop abusing the gastric band

Reading Time: 1 minute First I was alarmed and then I was annoyed. These were my reactions today when reading an article in the Mail Online talking about a

Martyn Berrett 16 May, 2019 No Comments

Health

Cancer and Weight Loss

Reading Time: 5 minutes Obesity is the UK’s biggest cause of cancer after smoking. Being overweight doesn’t mean that someone will definitely develop cancer. But, if a person is

Rishi Singhal 15 May, 2019 No Comments