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NHS Slimming operations have doubled in one year – 10.10.2009

Official figures show that there were 4,619 bariatric surgery operations in England in 2008 – a 51% increase on the previous year. The official NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence)...

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Obesity & Surgery

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines are that anyone with a BMI over 40 (or a BMI over 35 with co-morbidities) could be a consideration for bariatric surgery. Bariatric...

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“Surgery is better than dieting, says conflicted doctor”

I often write about conflict of interest and advise that we should all read articles with the approach – who stands to gain from this article? The Sunday Times printed a story on the front page on 12...

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Bariatric Surgery: What’s it all about?

Wednesday 13th April 2011 must have been “Free PR for bariatric surgery day”. I could not read a paper, watch the TV, listen to the radio, or even scan twitter without seeing stories about how...

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NICE has ended any debate about its independence

On Wednesday February 12th 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (it used to be the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, hence NICE) published draft guidelines on...

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Was it National Obesity week last week?

It's lovely to be back on home turf of obesity and what a week it was for people interested in this issue. We woke up on Wednesday 28th May (2014) to the headlines "Weight Watchers available on the...

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NICE, gastric bands and yet more conflicts of interest

Thursday’s headlines last week were “Two million eligible for gastric bands... and if they all had the operation, the bill would be £12billion!” . The Mirror upgraded people from not just eligible but...

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Bariatric surgery 10 years on

Executive Summary * A study was published in March 2021, which explored, in depth, patients' experiences of living with a bariatric surgery procedure for more than a decade. * Between 2006-2007, a...

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Review of 2021

These are the topics that I covered in 2021: January Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were published on December 29th, 2020. This post reviewed...

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NHS Slimming operations have doubled in one year

Official figures show that there were 4,619 bariatric surgery operations in England in 2008 – a 51% increase on the previous year. The official NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence)...

View Article

Obesity & Surgery

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines are that anyone with a BMI over 40 (or a BMI over 35 with co-morbidities) could be a consideration for bariatric surgery. Bariatric...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

“Surgery is better than dieting, says conflicted doctor”

I often write about conflict of interest and advise that we should all read articles with the approach – who stands to gain from this article? The Sunday Times printed a story on the front page on 12...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Bariatric Surgery: What’s it all about?

Wednesday 13th April 2011 must have been “Free PR for bariatric surgery day”. I could not read a paper, watch the TV, listen to the radio, or even scan twitter without seeing stories about how...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Was it National Obesity week last week?

It's lovely to be back on home turf of obesity and what a week it was for people interested in this issue. We woke up on Wednesday 28th May (2014) to the headlines "Weight Watchers available on the...

View Article

NICE has ended any debate about its independence

On Wednesday February 12th 2014 the UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (it used to be the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, hence NICE) published draft guidelines on...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

NICE, gastric bands and yet more conflicts of interest

Thursday’s headlines last week were “Two million eligible for gastric bands... and if they all had the operation, the bill would be £12billion!” . The Mirror upgraded people from not just eligible but...

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