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September 21, 2006

Under the Knife: Weight Loss Surgery in the UK

Here is an extensive report from a local UK Newspaper about the growing demand for Weight Loss Surgery in that country.

With the UK in the grip of an obesity epidemic, health trusts in Suffolk are doing everything they can to stop the problems before they start, and Weight Loss Surgery is part of the plan.

In a bid to understand the scale of the problem they carried out a thorough weighing and measuring program of school children throughout the summer term, the details of which are due to be released next month .

Ironically, there is also a firm emphasis on preventative work, but the budget for this is limited. (Read Here)

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