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		<title>Tummy Tucks – Easiest Way to Lose That Paunch</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/05/06/tummy-tucks-%e2%80%93-easiest-way-to-lose-that-paunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 17:07:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everybody in the US has heard of abdominoplasty, which is the technical term for tummy tuck, thanks to the widely publicized tummy tucks undergone by Hollywood stars. Shows such as Jon &#038; Kate Plus 8 have also popularized this cosmetic procedure. But, the cosmetic procedure is simply not meant for everybody. Medical authorities advise people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Spring!</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/04/19/happy-spring/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:37:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now the weather is becoming nicer and nicer, it is a good time to exercise.

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		<title>Creams can be effective in removing cellulite.</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/21/creams-can-be-effective-in-removing-cellulite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/21/creams-can-be-effective-in-removing-cellulite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[General Health]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hope things are going well, everybody.  Today I came across an interesting product known as a Celluite cream.  Now you may ask, what exactly is cellulite?  It refers to dimpled skin found in places like the abdomen and limbs.  That&#8217;s ugly, you may say.  Now how do I prevent this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is weight-loss surgery right for you?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/10/is-weight-loss-surgery-right-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/10/is-weight-loss-surgery-right-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well if you are in the Seattle area, you can join one of Swedish Hospital&#8217;s free information sessions which talk about the advantages, complications and long-term benefits of different types of weight loss surgery options.  They will discuss LapBand, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and the vertical (sleeve) gastrectomy.  The upcoming workshops in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Phentermines can be effective weight loss solutions</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/06/phentermines-can-be-good-weight-loss-solutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2010/01/06/phentermines-can-be-good-weight-loss-solutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:11:32 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives to Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet Pills]]></category>

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Phentermine is a common appetite suppressant.  Why do most people use it?  To lose weight.  Overall, we must understand that obesity is a major issue in the everyday lives of many.  Not only at the level of individual persons, but also in a wider scale, where public healthcare systems of governments [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/12/31/happy-new-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year from all of us at Obesity Surgery Portal.  We wish you the best of luck with your New Year goals and resolutions!
Thanks for your ongoing support.  Remember, we are always on your side!
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		<title>Why you should avoid high fructose corn syrup</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/12/31/why-you-should-avoid-high-fructose-corn-syrup/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/12/31/why-you-should-avoid-high-fructose-corn-syrup/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why you should avoid high fructose corn syrup&#8230;  This is a crucial topic to address these days.  Now, why should you avoid high fructose corn syrup?  Because IT IS BAD FOR YOU!  The fructose stays in your liver due to your liver&#8217;s inability to fully break it down.  It is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Several ways to fight depression</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/08/07/several-ways-to-fight-depression/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/08/07/several-ways-to-fight-depression/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:48:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stress is considered to be one of the great problems today because you get into stress situations every day because you have to communicate with a lot of people who sometime are not so friendly and of course they can irritate you. As a result when your work is over you are in bad mood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ObesitySurgeryPortal.com wishes you all a Happy 4th of July!</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/07/04/obesitysurgeryportal-com-wishes-you-all-a-happy-4th-of-july/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/07/04/obesitysurgeryportal-com-wishes-you-all-a-happy-4th-of-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ObesitySurgeryPortal.com wishes you all a Happy 4th of July!  We deeply appreciate your continued support of our website as your leading resource for weight loss news and information.  Further, we would like to wish you the best of luck in your endaevors!  Thanks again!
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		<title>Benefits of Weight Training</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/07/04/benefits-of-weight-training/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/07/04/benefits-of-weight-training/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fight the Flab]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is another part of our ongoing series: Fight the Flab.  
Today, I have one more suggestion for you.  Weight Training.  It can help you increase lean muscle mass, which  can lead to boosting your body&#8217;s metabolic rate that should make your body leaner.  It can increase bone mineral density [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity in Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/03/31/obesity-in-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity in Europe has been quite significant.  Recent research has shown that between the 1970s and the 2000s, the level of obesity has dramatically increased.  During the last decade of the 20th century, the 27 countries in the European Union reported obesity rates from 10 to 27 percent for males and 10 to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Step Up, Slumdog Millionaire and Dance Dance Revolution&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/28/step-up-slumdog-millionaire-and-dance-dance-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/28/step-up-slumdog-millionaire-and-dance-dance-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:04:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 4 of our ongoing series “Four Resolutions to Fight the Flab.”
Anyone here seen the movie Step Up or Slumdog Millionaire?  From hit games like Dance Dance Revolution to different styles of dance, dancing has been a popular form of culture in society for a very long time.  From traditional ones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fight Club</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/28/fight-club/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/28/fight-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[fight club]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 3 of our ongoing series “Four Resolutions to Fight the Flab.”
Another way to lose weight one can consider is fighting.  Think of Street Fighter or Fight Club style.  Brutish and violent.  But, it’s still a great way to stay in shape and release some tension.  There are numerous [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bend and Stretch in Yoga</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/18/bend-and-stretch-in-yoga/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/18/bend-and-stretch-in-yoga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fight the Flab]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part two of our ongoing series, Four Resolutions to Fight the Flab.
From its roots as an Indian cultural exercise, today Yoga is now a phenomenon new exercise that has become the biggest trend in the recent years.   Within the past years, researchers have noted that yoga not only allows one to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hit the Gym</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/02/15/hit-the-gym/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part one of our ongoing series: Four Resolutions to Fight the Flab.
Hitting the gym is a great way to fight the flab.  It is also a great alternative to obesity surgery.  A good way to do it, especially if you are money conscious, then you should join a gym club.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lap Band Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/09/lap-band-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/09/lap-band-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[wpyt_profile1]yYJ0ZJMnmYg[/wpyt_profile1]
In the recent years, obesity has become a major health issue throughout the world and most prevailing in North America.  Researchers have concluded that obesity is a number-one controllable cause of many other health complications like cardiovascular diseases (heart diseases and high blood pressure), sleep apnea, diabetes and cancer.  It also makes it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gut Flora and Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/05/gut-flora-and-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/05/gut-flora-and-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obesity]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, research has shown that the gut flora is different between lean and obese people, which can affect the metabolic potential.  The difference in the gut flora’s metabolic potential may cause a larger ability to harvest energy contributing to obesity.  Yet, researchers have not been able to find whether or not these differences [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to Surgery: Low Calorie Dieting</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/05/alternatives-to-surgery-low-calorie-dieting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/05/alternatives-to-surgery-low-calorie-dieting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 3 of our ongoing series: Alternatives to Surgery
Low calorie dieting, one of the four main diet methods, is another popular way for people to lose weight.  Meta-analysis has shown that a low calorie diet over two months can help an adult person lose an average of 7 pounds.  The main component of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to Surgery: Low Carbohydrate Diets</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/03/alternatives-to-surgery-low-carbohydrate-diets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/03/alternatives-to-surgery-low-carbohydrate-diets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is part 2 of our ongoing series- Alternatives to Surgery.
Another alternative to weight loss surgery is having a low carbohydrate or low carb diet.  Well known versions of low carb diets include the Protein Power and Atkins diets, where one focuses on fats and proteins instead of sugars and starches.  These diets have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alternatives to Surgery: A Low Fat Diet</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/03/alternatives-to-surgery-a-low-fat-diet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/03/alternatives-to-surgery-a-low-fat-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:05:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alternatives to Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part 1 of our ongoing series &#8211; Alternatives to Surgery.
A great solution to overcoming weight gain and obesity is surgery, but there are also easier methods one can try first, before proceeding with surgery.  One of which is maintaining a low fat diet.  Basically, a low fat diet consists of reducing the percentage [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Etymology of Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/02/etymology-of-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Obesity, like most words in the English language, is derived from a Latin word. The Latin &#8220;obesitas&#8221; can mean &#8220;fat,&#8221; &#8220;plump,&#8221; or &#8220;stout.&#8221; That Latin phrase is actually formed using two shorter components. They are as follows:
1. Ob means over.
2. Ēsus (esitas) means to eat in a past participle form (the only form of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Importance Of BMI</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/02/importance-of-bmi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Body mass index (BMI) was invented in the 1800s by a statiscian and antropometrist from Belgium named Adolphe Quetelet.  BMI quite accurately estimates body fat mass in terms of body fat percentage within the body, and is used to measure the levels of fat in the adult population.  However, there are some circumstances where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update, and Link Love</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/update-and-link-love/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Habit-A-Week Challenge is on hiatus this week, not only because I am kinda busy with other things, but also because so many bloggers and readers are also on hiatus (hopefully not having one last hurrah with all their favorite foods, but we&#8217;ll see. They&#8217;ll be back on January 2).
I thought I&#8217;d post a brief [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dads</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/dads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a special story that our editorial team decided to select as a New Year&#8217;s Special.  Hope you enjoy it.
Once upon a time there was a quiet, shy little blonde haired girl whose Daddy was a tough Master Sergeant in the Army. On the day she was born, her Daddy came to the hospital [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FTO Gene: How It Is Linked To Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/fto-gene-how-it-is-linked-to-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/fto-gene-how-it-is-linked-to-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:51:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A variation of the FTO Gene is particularly associated with obesity. According to a report published in The New England Journal of Medicine, FTO Gene plays a major role in the increase of obesity.
Obesity is a problem which not only associate with poor metabolism or less physical activity but it is also much more to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yogurt: Helpful To Reduce Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/yogurt-helpful-to-reduce-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2009/01/01/yogurt-helpful-to-reduce-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 10:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now a days obesity become a big problem, every body want to lose their extra weight and for that people generally search for such methods by which they can reduce their extra pounds easily.
To achieve better results people usually follow various types of diet plans or use various obesity pills. Generally these pill or diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery Get Your Vitamins!</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/28/gastric-bypass-surgery-get-your-vitamins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/28/gastric-bypass-surgery-get-your-vitamins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gastric bypass patients face a great task in the following months and years after surgery, most of which includes monumental lifestyle changes in comparison to their old habits and methods. The most important of all, given that gastric bypass patients have a new, tiny stomach to fill is diet. Similar to how those on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Gastric Bypass &#8211; How It Works And Is It Dangerous</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/28/mini-gastric-bypass-how-it-works-and-is-it-dangerous/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/28/mini-gastric-bypass-how-it-works-and-is-it-dangerous/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:28:52 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mini gastric bypass is a medical word that you have probably heard a lot about and actually describes several related sorts of weight loss operations. There are countless people who have undergone this surgery, as well as many famous persons, are very pleased by this weight loss system.
In spite of that, before you determine it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for Gastric Bypass Alternatives</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/looking-for-gastric-bypass-alternatives/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/looking-for-gastric-bypass-alternatives/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A growing number of obese patients are hoping that gastric bypass surgery will offer a cure.  Now that Medicare covers weight loss surgery for those patients who qualify, more and more insurance carriers are following suit.
However, both patients and insurers are concerned because the cost of the procedure is high. Gastric bypass can cost [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band: Two Solutions to Morbid Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/gastric-bypass-and-lap-band-two-solutions-to-morbid-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/gastric-bypass-and-lap-band-two-solutions-to-morbid-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 02:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Donna Lambert is a 31 year old school teacher living in Columbus, OH. All her life she had struggled with weight, and her life for the past ten years had revolved around the daily struggle. ?I would try some new program or diet, lose 5 or 10 pounds during a month, then watch them come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery &#8211; Will Insurance Cover the Cost?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/gastric-bypass-surgery-will-insurance-cover-the-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/26/gastric-bypass-surgery-will-insurance-cover-the-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:01:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Depending on the type of major medical insurance policy you have, most insurance companies will pay for gastric bypass surgery (also called bariatric surgery) if you meet certain conditions. However, some insurance companies have exclusion clauses for treating obesity. These companies refuse to cover any treatment related to &#8220;losing weight.&#8221; They will, however, treat the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update, and You Can Give</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/update-and-you-can-give/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/update-and-you-can-give/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I weighed in today and my week of indulgence has cost me 5 pounds. The same five pounds that took me half of December to lose! I&#8217;m not discouraged, but I think it&#8217;s important to note that this is why a lot of people give up and regain ALL of their weight. I worked very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Causes Of Overweight And Obesity &#8211; Test Yourself</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/causes-of-overweight-and-obesity-test-yourself/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/causes-of-overweight-and-obesity-test-yourself/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several misconceptions regarding the causes of overweight and obesity. In order too simplify a few aspects I have compiled a quiz. Below you will find three key questions which you should be able to answer correctly if you are interested in affecting these causes positively. So, let’s start with an important general question:
1. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Childhood Obesity: Seen As Heart Disease Warning</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/childhood-obesity-seen-as-heart-disease-warning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/25/childhood-obesity-seen-as-heart-disease-warning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2008 00:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new study revealed that hitting evidence on those children who are obese or have high cholesterol show early warning signs of heart disease.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Childhood obesity is taken as an epidemic in the United States, with about 16 percent of children ages 2 to 19 considered obese. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resolutions: A Commitment to One&#8217;s Self</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/24/resolutions-a-commitment-to-ones-self/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/24/resolutions-a-commitment-to-ones-self/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 03:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always make predictions for myself on New Year&#8217;s Eve&#8230; what I think my life will be like over the coming year; how things will have changed by the time another Christmas rolls around. When I was a teenager, my predictions were shiny and bright. I&#8217;d meet the love of my life, get married, have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Carnie Wilson Gastric Bypass Spurs Others On</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/20/the-carnie-wilson-gastric-bypass-spurs-others-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/20/the-carnie-wilson-gastric-bypass-spurs-others-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:35:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of gastric bypass operations being performed each year has soared dramatically in recent years as a result of the enormous number of people who are now classed as being morbidly obese. This rise has however been greatly assisted by a number of celebrities who have gone public about their own weight loss surgery, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Obesity In Teens Means More Gastric Bypass Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/growing-obesity-in-teens-means-more-gastric-bypass-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/growing-obesity-in-teens-means-more-gastric-bypass-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although gastric bypass surgery is still not commonly performed on adolescents, the growing problem of obesity in teenagers has resulted in a significant rise in the number of teenage weight loss surgeries, with the number performed tripling between 2000 and 2003. But is surgery a suitable option for a teenager?

Although the number of gastric bypass [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A True Understanding of Gastric Bypass Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/a-true-understanding-of-gastric-bypass-surgery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/a-true-understanding-of-gastric-bypass-surgery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:32:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gastric bypass surgery is a surgery used to reduce the volume of your stomach. It is one of two different surgeries that can accomplish a reduction in stomach volume; the other is known as gastric banding. A gastric bypass is the most common form of this type of surgery, as it has the proven ability [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does A Gastric Bypass Cost?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/what-does-a-gastric-bypass-cost/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/what-does-a-gastric-bypass-cost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:31:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A gastric bypass cost varies from around $20,000 to $35,000. That is the bad news. The good news is that sometimes the gastric bypass cost is covered by your insurance company.
Your insurance company may have a couple of prerequisites, though, before it will cover the gastric bypass cost. These prerequisites may include such things as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/whats-new/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/19/whats-new/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 02:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are getting ready to launch a number of exciting updates to ObesityHelp! This release is scheduled for 10pm PST on December 15, 2008.New Layout&#160;&#38;&#160;Design
The new look is cleaner, easier to navigate and provides quick access to the latest articles, video and community goals.
Better Blogging
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		<title>The Important Things You Should Know About Varicose Veins And The Best Natural Remedy</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/the-important-things-you-should-know-about-varicose-veins-and-the-best-natural-remedy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/the-important-things-you-should-know-about-varicose-veins-and-the-best-natural-remedy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:46:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Veins are the puffy, engorged veins that emerge close to the surface of your skin. These varicose usually bluish dark in color. Any vein in any part of your body can become varicose, but the most common veins that can turn to varicose veins are those that are found in the legs, feet, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acceptance</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/acceptance/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/acceptance/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:46:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I almost didn&#8217;t post anything today&#8230; or tomorrow. I sort of crashed today. I think the hunger was some mix of emotional/hormonal/stress-related, and today I sort of hit a wall. The kind of wall where you want to sink into a deep puddle of warm mud and just stay there forever.  So I wasn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shit List (and Hit List!) 2008</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/shit-list-and-hit-list-2008/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/shit-list-and-hit-list-2008/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2008 was a great year for Fat Panic so it seems only fitting to honour a handful of people who did so much this year to ensure that people of all sizes, but especially the fatties, feel alienated from and profoundly ashamed of their bodies, confused about how best to manage their own health, responsible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity, search filters and fat panic</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/obesity-search-filters-and-fat-panic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/obesity-search-filters-and-fat-panic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just mooching around The Guardian&#8217;s search pages and filters just now and I noticed some stuff that I&#8217;m going to share here. It would be really interesting to compare these search results with those of different media outlets, maybe in different countries, from different political perspectives (The Guardian is a centre-left newspaper in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Forging Onward</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/17/forging-onward/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I slept fitfully, and this morning I woke up in a mental haze. I made my cup of tea and sat down to read my email, which I do every morning as I wake up. Through my bleary eyes I clicked to my mailbox, and the very first thing I saw was an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Simon is &quot;Overweight&quot;</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/simon-is-overweight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/simon-is-overweight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:31:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sorry about the length of this entry. I don&#8217;t know how to do LiveJournal-style cuts here, can someone help me out with some easy code?
My boyfriend Simon Murphy went to the doctor&#8217;s this week to get a possible ear infection checked out. Whilst he was there, the doctor told him that he is &#8220;overweight&#8221;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working Paper</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/working-paper/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/working-paper/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve got a Working Paper online on the University of Limerick Sociology website. It&#8217;s a first draft and will be edited and revised before it&#8217;s published, but I&#8217;d welcome some feedback, if you want to share some. 
It&#8217;s a history of fat activism and includes some never-before heard interview material from Lew Louderback, who wrote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are The Causes Of Spider Veins And What’s the Best Remedy For It?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/what-are-the-causes-of-spider-veins-and-what%e2%80%99s-the-best-remedy-for-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of people who can get some varicose veins or spider veins in their ankles, calves or legs and there are many spider veins causes that go with it.  For one, being overweight can give your varicose veins. Between men and women, women are likely to have this kind of malady [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Need To Know Regarding Varicose or Spider Veins</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/what-you-need-to-know-regarding-varicose-or-spider-veins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/what-you-need-to-know-regarding-varicose-or-spider-veins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have varicose veins? Do you want to get rid of them?  Well, you have come to the right place and here, you will find out more about varicose veins and how to get rid of them without compromising your health. Varicose veins and spider veins usually do not need some medical treatment. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Crazy Day</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/crazy-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/crazy-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 23:30:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is one of those days that I am very thankful I have a monthly calorie budget, because I went wayyyyyyy over my &#8220;daily&#8221; average limit. What a crazy day.
Breakfast: chai tea latte with a nice healthy bowl of oatmeal with walnuts and pumpkin(it was all downhill from there.)Lunch at the mall: one slice of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Beginning</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/new-beginning/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/10/new-beginning/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 06:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have something very personal to talk about. It&#8217;s close to me. Like a lot of you have become. That&#8217;s why I am writing about it here&#8230; because I need to, and this is like talking to friends. To family, almost. And, this is affecting me deeply and is going to affect my eating and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Selection for Gastric Bypass Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/food-selection-for-gastric-bypass-patients-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/food-selection-for-gastric-bypass-patients-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dieters who dejectedly complain they are figuratively stuck with their excess fat may be surprised to learn there is a scientifically-accurate truth to their statement.  Fat cells &#8212; which are created when the body is unable to convert excess calories to energy &#8212; are permanent.  Fat cells cannot be removed by any diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Food Selection for Gastric Bypass Patients</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/food-selection-for-gastric-bypass-patients/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/food-selection-for-gastric-bypass-patients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dieters who dejectedly complain they are figuratively stuck with their excess fat may be surprised to learn there is a scientifically-accurate truth to their statement.  Fat cells &#8212; which are created when the body is unable to convert excess calories to energy &#8212; are permanent.  Fat cells cannot be removed by any diet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery Risks</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/gastric-bypass-surgery-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/08/gastric-bypass-surgery-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Almost all types of surgery have risks factors of some form or another. This applies to gastric bypass surgery as well; it has its fair share of risks too. However, a severely overweight person faces a greater risk when he or she undergoes a gastric bypass surgery. The risks are higher for such patients than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Loss Surgery FAQ</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/02/weight-loss-surgery-faq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/02/weight-loss-surgery-faq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Overweight men and women wanting to lose a large amount of weight, frequently consider weight loss surgery. Although weight loss surgery can be a productive method of losing weight, it &#8217;s always a serious decision to make. There is a history of numerous stories about weight loss surgery patients who had a hard time recovering [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery &#8211; What You Need to Know</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/02/gastric-bypass-surgery-what-you-need-to-know/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/02/gastric-bypass-surgery-what-you-need-to-know/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:39:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Gastric bypass surgery is considered a convenient and effective long-term weight loss solution for people diagnosed as morbidly obese. But because gastric bypass surgery is an elective procedure, it is imperative that you weigh both the risks and the benefits before signing on for this life-changing procedure. This article will explain gastric bypass surgery step-by-step [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mini Gastric Bypass &#8211; The Ideal Weight Loss Solution</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/01/mini-gastric-bypass-the-ideal-weight-loss-solution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/12/01/mini-gastric-bypass-the-ideal-weight-loss-solution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:01:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of the millions of clinically obese individuals facing the prospect of weight loss surgery (some estimates put the number of morbidly obese Americans at 15 million) then the mini gastric bypass probably sounds like the ideal solution. A short, simple and relatively inexpensive form of minimally invasive weight loss surgery typically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acai Berry Diet for Obesity Problem</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/acai-berry-diet-for-obesity-problem/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/acai-berry-diet-for-obesity-problem/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why the Acai Diet Works Outside of Oprah and Perricone&#8217;s Recommendation to Combat Obesity
By Tarun Jaswani
Chances are, if you have heard about the acai diet based on taking acai berry supplements it is because Oprah and guest Dr. Nicholas Perricone highlighted the amazing organic berry as the answer to obesity and weight loss. Due to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When You Make the Decision to Have Gastric Bypass Surgery, You Should Also Hire a Life Coach</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/when-you-make-the-decision-to-have-gastric-bypass-surgery-you-should-also-hire-a-life-coach/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/when-you-make-the-decision-to-have-gastric-bypass-surgery-you-should-also-hire-a-life-coach/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:15:21 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I know you are saying to yourself, ?What?s the big deal?? You think that once you go through the surgical procedure, you?ll go to a couple of follow-up appointments and maybe attend some support group meetings &#8211; making the whole experience ?a piece of cake.?
Well, it?s not that easy.
Like many people, you may be under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery For Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/gastric-bypass-surgery-for-obesity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/29/gastric-bypass-surgery-for-obesity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 01:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Many people choose to undergo a weight loss surgery to get rid of excess fat deposited in their bodies. Gastric bypass surgery is the most commonly practiced form of weight loss surgery. It is also called bariatric surgery. MGB or mini gastric bypass is a type of gastric bypass surgery. It is a low risk, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Laparoscopic Weight Loss Surgery &#8211; A Popular Choice But One With Many Medical Implications</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/28/laparoscopic-weight-loss-surgery-a-popular-choice-but-one-with-many-medical-implications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/28/laparoscopic-weight-loss-surgery-a-popular-choice-but-one-with-many-medical-implications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Obesity Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For morbidly obese individuals who have found it impossible to lose weight by other means, laparoscopic weight loss surgery can be a life saving procedure, but it carries with it substantial lifelong medical implications.
Laparoscopic weight loss surgery permanently alters the digestive system and, in addition to the surgical risks that the procedure itself carries, there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Gain can Ensure Health and Fitness</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/24/weight-gain-can-ensure-health-and-fitness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/24/weight-gain-can-ensure-health-and-fitness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:30:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Weight Gain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[People—especially those who are very thin for their frame, age, and height—would be very happy upon discovering that they have gained some weight. For them, this weight gain would indicate not only the condition of their health and fitness but also the improvements on their physical built as well.
Aside from being an indicator of good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Reasons To Avoid Mini-gastric Bypass Surgery</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/22/good-reasons-to-avoid-mini-gastric-bypass-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:32:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of the many complications associated with the mini-gastric bypass weight loss procedure, it has been abandoned by nearly all bariatric surgeons as unsafe. In fact, The American Society for Bariatric Surgery has determined that the procedure should never be performed.
The mini gastric bypass is done using a laparoscopic technique that avoids large scars and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Weight-Loss Surgery for You</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/22/is-weight-loss-surgery-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/22/is-weight-loss-surgery-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many people that think that weight-loss surgery is the best thing to come along to finally end their constant dieting.  Nothing could be farther from the truth, however, because if anything, weight-loss surgery demand even more focus on your diet and lifestyle.  While it&#8217;s true that surgery will help anyone lose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Is A Realistic Gastric Bypass Surgery Price?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/22/what-is-a-realistic-gastric-bypass-surgery-price/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/22/what-is-a-realistic-gastric-bypass-surgery-price/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Establishing a realistic gastric bypass surgery price is extremely difficult and will vary widely from one individual to the next. Nevertheless, it is possible to establish a starting point and to give some general pointers to assist in getting a rough estimate of what you might be looking at.
Prices for minimally invasive restrictive surgery, such [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smoking And Obesity: Raises The Death Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/13/smoking-and-obesity-raises-the-death-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/13/smoking-and-obesity-raises-the-death-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:33:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you all know both obesity and smoking is not good for your health, but now in a recent research it has been found that people who are obese and the habit of smoking are dying early than other people.
Both obesity and smoking will lead to many types of harmful diseases and deadly cancers.
People who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weight Loss Surgery: Are You Nutritionally Healthy Enough to Have Plastic Surgery?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/11/weight-loss-surgery-are-you-nutritionally-healthy-enough-to-have-plastic-surgery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The need for plastic surgery following weight loss surgery is very real.  We are left with sometimes massive amounts of hanging skin that often must be removed for health and mobility reasons, not just cosmetic reasons. This requires a procedure known as body contouring.
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A recent study* has highlighted the important of being nutritionally healthy before [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Soap Star Speaks at the Walk from Obesity</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/11/soap-star-speaks-at-the-walk-from-obesity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
On Tuesday June 17th, I had the pleasure of meeting Caitlin Van Zandt who plays Ashlee Wolfe on the CBS Soap Guiding Light.  Caitlin was the keynote speaker at the Walk from Obesity Walk on the Capitol to Raise Awareness about Obesity.   
Caitlin who was a size 18 underwent lap band surgery, and the producers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cell Phone Use in Hospitals</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/11/cell-phone-use-in-hospitals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:22:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My Mother is 93 years old and has spent her share of time in hospitals. My sister, who does not live near by, relies on me for a blow by blow account of what is going on. In all kinds of inclement weather I have had to go outside the hospital to use my cell phone to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obesity Facts: Rising Obesity May Double The Cancer Risk</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/09/obesity-facts-rising-obesity-may-double-the-cancer-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/09/obesity-facts-rising-obesity-may-double-the-cancer-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to some experts, if the necessary steps are not taken to control the rising problem of obesity then the people who are suffering from cancer could double in the coming 40 years.
According to Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser at the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), “Today’s children face a future that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Maintaining A Food Diary Can Double Your Weight Loss</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/09/maintaining-a-food-diary-can-double-your-weight-loss/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 04:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to chuck out those extra pounds?
According to a new study, all you are require to do is simply write down your daily food intake for it that can double your weight loss.
The study, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed 1,700 overweight people over six months, and pointed out that those who [...]
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		<title>Gastric Bypass Surgery &#8211; How It Works</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/09/gastric-bypass-surgery-how-it-works/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/09/gastric-bypass-surgery-how-it-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:25:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gastric bypass surgery makes your stomach smaller. This causes you to feel full with less food so you consume fewer calories. The procedure also bypasses part of your small intestine, so fewer calories are actually absorbed into your system. Fewer calories will ultimately lead to weight loss.  When you eat food, it passes through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does The Gastric Bypass Promote Weight Loss?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/how-does-the-gastric-bypass-promote-weight-loss/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/how-does-the-gastric-bypass-promote-weight-loss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For people who are heavily overweight, and suffering from severe or morbid obesity, dieting and exercise will often produce a short-term weight loss and can bring some marked health benefits. Any weight loss is however short-lived and the vast majority of people (between 80% and 95%) will regain their weight, and often put on further [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Reconstructive Surgery Really for Me?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/is-reconstructive-surgery-really-for-me/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/is-reconstructive-surgery-really-for-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the 60s, and for many years following, my hair was down to my shoulders, and it was with great trepidation that I joined the 21st century and got a serious haircut. Because my hair is now salt and pepper (think George Clooney), I fully expected that the actor&#180;s hairstyle &#8230;
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		<title>Emerging Weight Loss Surgery Treatments</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/emerging-weight-loss-surgery-treatments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New technologies are evolving to meet the needs of society&#180;s ongoing search for improved health. Bariatric surgeons and surgical technology companies have continued to make advances in surgical instrumentation and technique, making procedures more available, less invasive and safer.
Laparoscopic techniques moved surgical science light years ahead in safety over open-surgery &#8230;
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		<title>A Review of Peter Walsh&#180;s Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/a-review-of-peter-walshs-does-this-clutter-make-my-butt-look-fat/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/a-review-of-peter-walshs-does-this-clutter-make-my-butt-look-fat/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Barbara Bietz
Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat? by Peter Walsh&#8211;professional organizer, author and television personality&#8211;offers a new approach to attaining a healthy lifestyle. Walsh proposes a virtually guilt-free system for keeping your life organized, which, by natural extension, includes what you put in your kitchen and in &#8230;
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		<title>Bound by BAD BODY IMAGE?</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/bound-by-bad-body-image/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/bound-by-bad-body-image/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Normative discontent&#8221; is the term coined by eating disorder researchers to describe the tendency for women in our society (and increasingly more men) to be dissatisfied with their bodies, regardless of shape or weight. It is unfortunate that it is now considered normal for us to dislike our bodies. For &#8230;
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		<title>How Your Surgeon&#180;s Membership Matters to You</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/how-your-surgeons-membership-matters-to-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/how-your-surgeons-membership-matters-to-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most people have experienced &#8220;body issues&#8221;&#8211;that nagging dissatisfaction with a physical feature, whether it&#180;s about skin, shape or size. Many of us complain to our friends; others just cover up; but some resolve to make a change.
Body issues can be particularly severe for people who have lost a substantial amount &#8230;
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		<title>Ask OH!</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/ask-oh/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members like you asked, and OH&#180;s network of professionals answered!
Do you have a question you would like to ask of a plastic surgeon, bariatric surgeon, fitness expert, dietician, psychologist or other bariatric professional? Send your questions to AskOH@obesityhelp.com.
I had RNY in mid-February of this year, so I am four months &#8230;
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		<title>AT Goal &#8211; Giving Yourself the Plastic Surgery Option</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/at-goal-giving-yourself-the-plastic-surgery-option/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/at-goal-giving-yourself-the-plastic-surgery-option/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Terry Simpson, MD, FACS
Plastic surgery is not inevitable for those who have had weight loss surgery, nor is it inevitable for those who have made it to their weight loss goal. Plastic surgery is something that a group of people choose to do for themselves.
Our goal is to get &#8230;
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		<title>Head Hunger</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/head-hunger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you sometimes confuse Head Hunger with Body Hunger? If you&#8217;re sensitive to food cues, weight management becomes much easier when you&#8217;re able to recognize the triggers in your environment and break the associations that lead you to overeat simply out of habit.
Let&#8217;s take a look at just a few &#8230;
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		<title>Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery IQ</title>
		<link>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/post-bariatric-plastic-surgery-iq/</link>
		<comments>http://www.obesitysurgeryportal.com/2008/11/08/post-bariatric-plastic-surgery-iq/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Post-Bariatric Plastic Surgery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After bariatric surgery, if you&#180;ve kept the weight off successfully, you may opt for plastic or reconstructive surgery to remove excess or sagging skin. How much do you know about the different plastic procedures? Take our quick quiz to find out.
True or False?
1. Breast reduction patients report a high rate &#8230;
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