More evidence is mounting to support the idea that bariatric weight loss surgery can help some patients overcome diabetes.

If you’ve been following the news about weight loss surgery, you know this is the real deal.

A small study shows that patients with a BMI of 30 – 35, some of whom had type 2 diabetes, benefited from weight loss surgery. For most, their diabetes went into remission.

A new study out of Sweden indicates the risk of alcoholism is higher among people who have undergone weight loss surgery.

This might be taking the idea of a liquid diet too far!

People suffering from obesity spend more on commercial weight loss programs, prescription diet pill and special diets.

Interestingly, a large portion of those surveyed choose these methods over weight loss surgery because wait times for surgery are longer in Canada and because consumers don’t get clear guidance on how to combat obesity, according to the survey’s authors.

The NIH recommends the age of 65 as the cutoff for weight loss surgery, but this is apparently an “artificial standard.”

After reviewing the records of 50,000 weight loss surgery patients, researchers have concluded that weight loss surgery is safe for seniors.

Traditional laparoscopic surgery was a major advancement in the effort to make weight loss surgery less invasive; now, by using only one incision, this method is less invasive than ever.

The American College of Surgeons has concluded that single-incision laparoscopic surgery is as safe as traditional laparoscopic surgery.

In a study to be published in the medical journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, patients who shed pounds after undergoing weight loss surgery showed improved scores in memory and concentration tests.

Changes in blood pressure may be part of the cognitive improvement, though this is far from certain. What is certain, however, is that the evidence supporting weight loss surgery continues to mount.

The New York Times has an interesting opinion piece running now that illustrates exactly what we mean. To “qualify” for weight loss surgery, some patients actually gain weight! Because they want to lose weight!!

Talk about irony.

This article tells the story of a Tennessee woman who lost 210 pounds after undergoing bariatric surgery and the impact it had on her life.

It’s a heart-warming story – one that resonates with countless people who have gained a new lease on life after weight loss surgery.

But we take note of what is going on in the industry, and this discount package from the Hospital Angeles in Tijuana, Mexico is priced to get your attention.

With “all-inclusive” lap band surgery going for $5,000, this hospital just over the border serves a lot of patients in the U.S.