According to a recent study Health Day News apart from helping the obese people shed extra pounds, weight-loss surgery may also lower their chances of a cancer diagnosis. Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of cancer to rates almost similar to those of people of normal weight, say the researchers from the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. According to Doctor Cy Stein, … [Read more...]
Rosie O’Donnell reveals life-saving weight-loss surgery
On Friday revealing her trimmed-down figure secrets, Rosie O’Donnell, comedian and former talk show host said that she underwent vertical gastric sleeve surgery. During a speaking engagement at the annual Go Red for Women luncheon in Detroit, she admitted that she panicked for her life nearly every day. “I did it to save my life,” O’Donnell said to the 600-strong crowd from her podium at the … [Read more...]