Posts Tagged ‘gastric bypass surgery’

Gastric Bypass May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Half

May 28, 2017 — In the last two weeks, two new, independent studies with large cohorts of gastric bypass patients are pointing to the same benefit. Gastric bypass appears to cut heart failure risk in half. One of the many major complications of obesity is heart disease. The end stage of heart disease is heart failure. After years of […]

Al Roker Opens Up on Weight Issues

January 13, 2013 — To mark the publication of his memoir, Today Show weatherman, Al Roker, opened up to USA Today about his yo-yoing weight, his gastric bypass surgery, and his feelings about weight bias. According to Roker, who at times in his life has lost and gained back up to 100 pounds but who now lives a healthier […]