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Eastday-Obesity surgery in England rises 10-fold

Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said yesterday.

Surgery for obesity increases 10-fold in England

Use of weight-loss surgery has increased 10-fold in hospitals in England since 2000 and those who have gastric bands fitted can reduce their risk of early death and cut health service costs, scientists said on Friday.

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Bariatric Surgery Rates Soaring In England

The use of surgery to combat obesity has soared in England over the past decade, according to a new study published online at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) website on Friday.In fact, the frequency of bariatric surgery--a set of procedures that reduces the size of the stomach by removing part of it, sealing a portion off with a gastric band, or re-routing the small intestines to a stomach ...

Tenfold rise in gastic bands and other weight-loss ops

The number of people in England undergoing surgery on the NHS to help them lose weight has increased tenfold in less than a decade.