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Weight Loss Surgery Common Abbreviations & acronyms
Weight Loss Surgery Common Abbreviations & acronyms

One of the most rewarding things about working in the field of Bariatric Surgery and Medicine is being part of the journey to a healthier life for a lot people, and also the strong sense of community and friendship that arises among post bariatric surgery warriors. There are several online communities that exemplify what I talking about, like My New Body Obesity Center Support Group (Facebook Support Group in English), Grupo de Apoyo My New Body Obesity Center (Facebook Support Group in Spanish), Weight Loss Surgery Singles (Facebook dating community). In these communities, and also among communities for people looking to gather more information about Weight Loss Surgery, a series of acronyms of abbreviations have developed, a cultural code very frequent in North America.

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Bariatric Surgery Blogs
10 bariatric surgery blogs you need to follow

There’s no shortage of information on the internet about weight loss surgery, but so much information can be overwhelming and often missleading. Many patients have come to us missinformed and with several missconceptions about what weight loss surgery really is, because of wrong information they have found on the web. Which can, at some point be even dangerous. For this reason I thought important to curate a list with the 10 bariatric surgery blogs (for patients) you need to follow, if you are considering Weight Loss Surgery:

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The Obesity Epidemic
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity

Introduction

Obesity is not exclusive to adults. Each day, more and more children are finding themselves at risk for overweight and obesity. Childhood obesity often accompanies many of the obesity-related conditions adults affected by obesity often experience, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and more. Recent data shows that up to 80 percent of children affected by obesity will continue to be affected by obesity into adulthood.

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