Weight Reduction Surgeries Causes & Risks

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  Kristine Hillyer, 53, of Orting, Wash., felt like a prisoner in her own body. She was out of breath just walking from one room to another in her house.

  Bariatric Surgery: Freeing the Prisoner in Your Own Body

  By Andrew Schorr HERWriter on February 13, 2012 - 8:05pm
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  With the amount of political, media and research attention it has been given in the past 5 years, it is no surprise that reducing rates of obesity is on the list of CDC Winnable Battles.

  The CDC's Winnable Battles in Public Health: Obesity

  By Hannah Cutts on October 27, 2011 - 6:00pm
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  Weight loss surgery such as gastric bypass or banding may double a person's risk of fractures, according to U.S. researchers who reviewed data from nearly 100 patients.

  Weight Loss Surgery Increases Fracture Risk: Study

  on June 15, 2009 - 5:02pm
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  The Bypass Effect

  VIDEO: CBS NEWS' 60 Minutes Feature Experts On The Gastric Band

  on April 21, 2008 - 1:28pm