Support Group Meeting 9th of May
Bariatric surgery is a life changing event and can have a massive impact on not only your weight but your long-term health. However it isn’t a ‘quick and easy solution’; it requires a lifelong commitment to a change of diet and lifestyle. That’s why we encourage all...
Bariatric Centre of Excellence in Sydney – Upper GI Surgery
In April Upper GI Surgery was awarded the Bariatric Centre of Excellence accreditation by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC).This is a renewal of our original accreditation that we achieved in 2015. Our lead surgeon A/Prof Michael Talbot and another of our surgeons...
Snacking after bariatric surgery – why to avoid
With so many different fad diets floating around today we are constantly exposed to mixed messages about diet and what is okay and what isn’t. A common misconception that is promoted is to eat five small meals a day, or that you should have a morning/afternoon snack...
What happens to fat when you lose weight?
As pioneers in weight loss surgery in Australia, our main focus is helping our patients to lose excess body weight following their surgery. Surgery isn’t sufficient on it’s own to lose weight, but our patients must commit to a life long diet/lifestyle change to...
Ramadan – the benefits of fasting
Once again the holy month of Ramadan is here for those who follow the religion of Islam; requiring participants to fast between dawn and midnight. Let’s just recap some of our tips we have shared on previous years with how to tackle your post bariatric surgery diet...
Introducing Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Bariatric surgery has become increasingly popular over the last few decades as a result of the rise in obesity around the world. Surgery such as gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding are the most popular types of bariatric surgery due to the impact...