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Lifestyle change key for obesity surgery success (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Anyone thinking about having weight loss surgery should be sure to do their homework beforehand, and must understand they need to dramatically change the way they eat for the surgery to be successful, advises the head of the U.S. government agency responsible for research on health care quality and patient safety.

published Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:24:11 GMT

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Bariatric surgery can have great benefits, but it also can have great risks, which need to be discussed with your surgeon. There are also the psychological effects of surgery to be taken into account that result from the dramatic lifestyle changes which follow surgery.Life changes completely and one need to take care of their diet and food habits and regular exercise is must to get better results from the surgery.