SmartShape Weight Loss Centre
190 Attwell Drive, Suite 490
Toronto, ON M9W 6H8
Phone: (888) 278-7952
Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Confidence Rises in Weight-Loss Surgery Link to Article|http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/confidence-rises-in-weight-loss-surgery/1069203 Written By: Richard Martin SUNDAY, Jan 31st, 2010 (tampabay.com) -- Every year, about 250,000 people in the United States undergo surgery to lose weight, paying - or having their insurance companies pay - tens of thousands of dollars for procedures that essentially restrict how much food they …
Lap-Band Surgery Effective for Morbidly Obese Children, Study Finds Link to Article| http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091103171911.htm FRIDAY, Nov 6th, 2009 (ScienceDaily) -- A surgeon at Children's National Medical Center and his colleagues from New York University have found laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Lap band) to improve the health of morbidly obese adolescents. …
Weight-loss Surgery Worthwhile for Diabetes Link to article | http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5374BC20090408 WEDNESDAY, April 8, 2009 (Reuters Health) - As a strategy for treating type 2 diabetes in obese individuals, gastric surgery to induce weight loss is effective and worth the cost, investigators in Melbourne, Australia, report. A recent clinical trial showed that "surgically induced weight loss leads …
A study published in the January issue of the Jourmal of the American Medical Association found that obese patients with Type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) were five times more likely to have their diabetes go into remission than patients who engaged in conventional weight loss therapies, such as diet and exercise. The four-year …
Treatment of mild to moderate obesity with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding or an intensive medical program: a randomized trial. …
