| u are thinking of Gastric band surgery then you | | | | This result would clearly seem to confirm what |
| may be pleased by some of the results that this | | | | many people have experienced with diet plans, |
| procedure has been able to offer people who | | | | that dieting, is more than just about losing weight, |
| have been in desperate need to lose a large | | | | but also about keeping the weight off over a |
| amount of weight safely. A British study | | | | sustained period of time without causing too much |
| conducted in March 2009 claimed that, in a | | | | discomfort or disruption to ones life style. |
| controlled test, Gastric band surgery shown to be | | | | Gastric band surgery is one of many options |
| far more effective over a sustained period of | | | | available for patients as a solution to morbid |
| time than the 500 calorie diet. However, before | | | | obesity and is generally only easily accessible once |
| you go charging off to find your nearest Gastric | | | | a patient's Body Mass Index reaches or has |
| band surgeon it may be worth your while taking a | | | | surpassed 40, and is not a suitable option for |
| few minutes to examine the study closely. | | | | someone who just wants to lose a few quick |
| The case study involved 80 dieters, 50% of | | | | pounds or is trying to get rid of muffin tops |
| whom were given Gastric band surgery and the | | | | before their summer vacation. |
| remaining half were put on a carefully prescribed, | | | | In the case of this British study the patients |
| highly nutritional very low carbohydrate diet of | | | | chosen for the experiment had a body mass |
| just 500 calories a day. | | | | index of only 35. So, do the results of this study |
| After a total of six months both sets of dieters | | | | reflect real potential Gastric band patience? When |
| were showing very similar results and had lost | | | | this was clearly not the target group to which |
| about 15% of their initial starting weight. However, | | | | Gastric band surgery would normally be |
| at the end of 18 month the results for the two | | | | administers to? |
| groups of dieters looked very different. | | | | The answer is clearly No! |
| The patients who had under gone the gastric | | | | The fact is: Gastric band surgery can be very |
| band surgery shed about 21% of their starting | | | | effective for people who have a special or urgent |
| weight and displayed marked improvement in their | | | | medical requirement to lose weight fast or those |
| quality of life and general overall health. On the | | | | suffering from morbid obesity, and is proving to |
| other hand, the people who where put on the 500 | | | | be an increasingly popular choice with many |
| calorie diet regime had unfortunately re-gained | | | | overweight people. However as with all forms of |
| much of their previously lost body fat within a | | | | obesity remedies it is extremely important that |
| few months of ending their diet, the average 500 | | | | we take the time to collate sound and accurate |
| calorie dieter - were only seven percent below | | | | statistics of various obesity treatments so that |
| their starting weight and within 18 months | | | | potential patients can obtain accurate and |
| seventy two percent were back to their pre-diet | | | | informative advice on what options are open to |
| weight with a staggering ten percent of the | | | | them regarding surgical procedures for weight |
| patience weighing heaver then when they first | | | | loss. |
| started the study. | | | | |