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Should the FDA Approve Weight Loss Surgery for Teens?

Getty The obesity epidemic that exists in the United States is no secret. According to the CDC, in ... Read More »

Baby Steps, Not Surgery, Led to Susan's 250-Pound Weight Loss

Susan Before Name: Susan Hegarty Age: 42 Height: 5 feet, 7 inches Before Weight: 439 How I Gained It: I've always loved food, and I ... Read More »

Blogging Helps Jasmine Maintain a 200-Pound Weight Loss

Jasmine Before Every week, we introduce you to bloggers who share their weight-loss journeys and hefty doses of inspiration with their readers. ... Read More »

Surgery Better Than Exercise for Obese Teens?

For overweight and obese teens struggling with weight loss, the solution may not always be to eat less and move more. A small study published in the ... Read More »

Weight Loss Surgery: Not Just For the Obese?

Weight loss surgery is often a last resort, but it may become more of a first step, according to the LA Times. Rates of bariatric surgery have ... Read More »

Gastric Bypass 101

The prevalence of obesity has increased more than 60 percent in the past decade. Today more than 30 percent of the U.S. population is considered ... Read More »

Gastric Bypass - Not So Fast

More and more I've been hearing from people who have just about given up on losing weight and now are thinking seriously about having "the surgery." ... Read More »

If at first you don't succeed ... get more surgery?

Gastric bypass surgery is generally regarded as a quick and effective (albeit somewhat dangerous) way for clinically obese people to slim down. But ... Read More »

Did Courtney Love have gastric bypass?

During the past decade or so, rock widow and star in her own right Courtney Love went from heroine chic to healthy size and back down to borderline ... Read More »

The Good, the Fat and the Hungry - Abdominoplasty Recovery Week 2

Welcome to the Good, the Fat and the Hungry. I'm Karla and I have been -- or am -- all those things. Here, I will share with you my lifelong struggle ... Read More »