Vitamins and minerals are vital after bariatric surgery for long term health and well being. This article contains a guide to each vitamin and mineral including which foods contain the...
Is Weight-Loss Surgery the Next Wave in Cancer Prevention?
Newly published data suggest that weight-loss surgery can prevent cancer. After 20 years, the landmark Swedish Obesity Study (SOS) has provided research showing that weight-loss surgery is associated with a...
Looking for some nutritious recipes to help you in your weight loss journey? You'll love this list of healthy recipes from the nutrition team at the Surgical Weight Loss Centre....
Treating Obesity Treats PCOS and Improves Fertility People with obesity are more likely to have infertility, and they are less likely to benefit from fertility treatment. Obesity can also cause...
Guidelines on smoking in the peri-operative period
Smoking worsens surgical outcome. This has been demonstrated in over 300 studies. People who smoke are at increased risk of peri-operative respiratory, cardiac and wound related complications. Quitting smoking...
While I have no objection to a piece of chocolate on occasion, here’s a beautifully healthy treat to share with your loved ones! Simply slice the watermelon thickly and use...
Undergoing weight loss surgery means still celebrating all those wonderful events that revolve around food, such as Christmas and New Years, but without the weight gain. A few tweaks may...
The factors that motivate people to seek surgical solutions for weight loss can, and should, be used to form accurate clinical assessments and sustainable treatment plans. This understanding can help...
The Ethics of Affordable Weight Loss Surgery – by Dr Jorrie Jordaan
Learn more about Streamline Sleeve Low cost bariatric surgery is a contentious issue, to say the least. While performing the surgery itself can be a technically simple task, that is...
Surgery is not ‘the easy way out’ – Roxanne’s Story
Roxanne went from a size 10 to a size 22 in a short space of time. She was unemployed and becoming more anti-social by the day when her Aunt suggested...