Bariatric surgery

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Establishing a bariatric register will provide confidence that bariatric surgery is safe. flickr/Jacquiscloset

Bariatric surgery works, we just need to ensure it’s safe

By Wendy Brown, Monash University

Around 2.6 million or 10% of Australians are obese. Obesity contributes to other diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, obstructive sleep apnoea, infertility, depression and cancer. The strength…
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Bariatric surgery has a dramatic effect on diabetes and other heart disease risk factors. Bariatric Solutions/www.mybariatricsolutions.com

Bariatric surgery: new paradigm in type 2 diabetes management?

By Paul Zimmet, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute

Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing epidemic worldwide. By 2020, it is expected to be the number one disease in Australia in men and second only to breast cancer in women. Treating this illness has…

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