Weight loss surgery figures double

The number of cases of weight-loss stomach surgery procedures performed on obese people by the NHS more than doubled between 2006/7 and 2008/09, a report from The NHS Information Centre has revealed.The NHS performed 4,220 bariatric procedures (which include stomach stapling, gastric bypasses and sleeve gastrectomy) on obese people in 2008/09 compared to just 1,950…

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