Mediterranean diet – benefits for weight loss surgery patients
The Mediterranean diet has long been established as the ‘gold standard in preventive medicine’ (Mediterranean diet and life expectancy; beyond olive oil, fruits and vegetables). It's true that people who live in the Mediterranean and embrace the diet and lifestyle...
What to Look for in a Bariatric Surgeon or Clinic
In everyday life, we are constantly bombarded with different choices we have to make. From something as simple as where to buy your morning coffee, right through to where to send your children to school, we want to make sure we are making the right choice. If you’ve...
Bariatric Surgery Costs for Uninsured Patients in NSW
More than half of Australians have private health insurance (health.gov.au), but that also means that almost half of the population doesn’t. Of those that do, many may not have the sufficient level of insurance to cover a procedure like bariatric surgery (included...
Difference between gastric bypass and mini gastric bypass
The gastric bypass is frequently held as the ‘gold standard’ of bariatric surgery as it is the most frequently performed procedure worldwide with the best, long-term results. But as with every reward there are potential risks involved, and the gastric bypass is no...
Why hasn’t my bariatric surgery worked?
All surgical procedures for obesity, both old and new, are designed to change how the person processes food. Although many of these procedures are designed to be permanent, in reality not all the effects of the surgery are permanent. All patients perceive their...
What is the cost of Bariatric surgery, is it worth it?
A better question is, what is the cost of not having surgery? A recent article in the Lancet medical journal looked at this question by looking at 174,000 patients with severe obesity who did or didn’t have bariatric surgery. Over 5, 10, 15 and 20+ years those who had...