Lap Band Blog

If we take a sample of a hundred people passing us by on the street and ask them to list out the things they worry the most about, statistics show that at least sixty of them would have their weight as one of the top things in their lists! Obesity has grown from an inconvenience [...]

When it comes to destinations for getting the lap band surgery there are plenty of options, but a growing trend is to get the surgery done in a tourist destination such as the famous city of Las Vegas. Not everyone is comfortable with foreign health care procedures or surgeries, so they would prefer to stay [...]

The Baby Boomer generation is aging and people are living longer today than ever before, a combination that is rapidly changing the composition of the world’s population. While only 10% of people were over 60 years of age in 2000, the United Nations projects that this number will increase to 21% by 2050 [1]. But [...]

Guest post by Matt Papa
Of the nearly 24 million Americans that have diabetes, the majority are type 2, a disorder where the body is unable to properly use or make enough insulin [1]. If left untreated, type 2 diabetes can lead to severe and even life-threatening complications including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, blindness, [...]

Those considering weight loss surgery or those who have already undergone it need to be aware of the nutritional deficiencies caused by this procedure. Nutritional deficiencies are common to all malabsorptive bariatric surgeries and occur in some restrictive types, too. However, they can often be prevented by standard multivitamin supplementation [1].
This article provides information on [...]

One of the most commonly featured news and science topics that is discussed and debated is the growing epidemic of obesity in America. The prevalence of morbid obesity has grown substantially over recent years, affecting as much as 8% of the population [1]. This translates into almost 1 in 10 Americans that are morbidly obese, [...]

Many of you have been looking into surgeries to help improve yourself regarding your obesity, and there are two that you might not be able to tell the difference between. These surgeries are the Lap Band Surgery, and the Gastric Sleeve surgery. We will first go over the basic definitions of both these surgeries and [...]