On the heels of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s revelation that he had weight loss surgery, a U.S. Congressman from New York announced that he too had a weight loss operation. The Buffalo News reported this week, “multiple indignities and a major health scare prompted Rep. Tom Reed to undergo gastric bypass surgery in February. [ Read More ]
With lap band, sleeve gastrectomy, and gastric bypass being just three of the procedures currently in use, patients who are considering weight loss surgery are often confused by the increasing number of options available to them. Widely respected bariatric surgeon Dr. Michael Feiz has seen firsthand that, for very many patients, gastric sleeve surgery is [ Read More ]
As Valentine’s Day approaches, a recent meta-analysis published by the British Medical Journal suggests that giving your loved one something sugary might not be the best way to show affection. In the study the authors reviewed 30 eligible published trials and 38 eligible published cohort studies related to sugar intake and found that there does [ Read More ]
Adolescents and their parents are increasingly interested in such procedures as sleeve gastrectomy and a study conducted by Sweden’s Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg is backing them up. Michael Feiz, M.D., FACS and his medical colleagues are getting more queries about the benefits of FDA compliant lap band procedures and other serious questions [ Read More ]
Children who are overweight or obese face an increased risk for gallstones, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. Researchers found that children and adolescents who were overweight were twice as likely to have gallstone disease, compared to children and adolescents who had a normal body mass [ Read More ]
In the past, weight loss surgery has been demeaned as some sort of “easy way out” for people who aren’t willing to put in the hard work of dieting and exercise. Nothing could be further from the truth. At Dr. Feiz & Associates, a prestigious weight loss surgery center in Beverly Hills, CA, Dr. Michael [ Read More ]