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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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“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...
View ArticleBariatric 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 ArticleNICE 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...
View ArticleWas 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 ArticleNICE, 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...
View ArticleBariatric 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...
View ArticleReview 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...
View ArticleNHS 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 ArticleObesity & 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“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...
View ArticleBariatric 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 ArticleWas 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 ArticleNICE 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...
View ArticleNICE, 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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