Gastric band surgery – Britons wake up to heath risks of obesity

Apparently 1 in 4 of the poplulation in the UK are now deemed clinically obese, which is if you have a BMI of 30 or above and your waist measurement of more than 80 cm ( 31.5 inches) for women and 94 cm ( 37 inches) for men. 

Obesity increase singnificantly the risk of heart disease, some cancers, arthritis and diabetes. 

Crash dieting is not a solution as it can cause serious health problems.  Gastric band does not produce instant results, however, in most cases, it does produce a long lasting change.

Obesity – Gastric band Surgery

According to a recent survey carried out by YouGov and Slimming World,  it showed only 7% of those polled believed they were obese while in reality the figure was 27 % .  2,000 people were questioned during the survey.

Those who were Morbidly obese were 10 times more likely to describe that their health as very poor.

Gastric band surgery has now become an option for those whose BMI are around 35 to 50 when they have failed to get a long term result from various diets.

Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery – Jennifer Lopez Considers Plastic Surgery

For years and years there have been lots of rumours to whether or not Jennifer Lopez has had cosmetic surgery.  There have been rumours about a nose job, cheek implants, and a lip reduction, breast augmentation, Botox or Restylane injections as well as SmartLipo and laser treatments like Fraxel, Pixel, or Active Fx.

After giving birth to her twins she said that she found it really hard to lose the weight and has considered having cosmetuc surgery.  But has she already had surgery, what do you think?

Botox, Face Lift – Has Kristin Davis had facial surgery?

Kristin Davis is famous for her role in Sex and the City.  Kristin who is now 44 is staring the the sequel but has she had cosmetic surgery?  The star looks slightly different to how she used to and the rumours are that she has had facial surgery.  Maybe botox or a facelift.  What do you think?