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"Gallstones are also common among obese patients who lose weight rapidly after gastric bypass surgery. (In gastric bypass surgery, the size of the stomach is reduced, preventing the person from overeating.) One study found that more than one-third (38 percent) of patients who had gastric bypass surgery developed gallstones within three months after the surgery. The research findings, however, refer only to gallstones in the gallbladder." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"She asked me if she had to go through with the gastric bypass surgery. I told her it was her decision, but that anyone who was doing what she had done probably didn't need it. Now at 275 pounds, Rachel continues to follow Diet Evolution and is losing 4 pounds every month, as she heads toward a new life. I found out recently that her ex-husband had visited and asked her to remarry him and move back to Indianapolis, her hometown. She's leaving the motorized wheelchair behind." - Dr. Steven R. Gundry, Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You - And Your Waistline - And Drop the Weight for Good (Get the book.)

"Loss of weight and visceral fat also improved endothelial dysfunction and vascular inflammatory markers when combined with exercise, or secondary to gastric bypass surgery [176, 177]. Dietary factors modulate endothelial function; not only have postprandial hyperglycemia and hypertriglyceridemia been shown to generate oxidative stress and endothelial dysfunction [178], but meals high in advanced glycation end products, secondary to frying or broiling and cooking at high temperatures for long durations, have been reported to induce acute impairment of vascular function as well [179]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"Gallstones are also common among obese patients who lose weight rapidly after gastric bypass surgery. (In gastric bypass surgery, the size of the stomach is reduced, preventing the person from overeating.) One study found that more than one-third (38 percent) of patients who had gastric bypass surgery developed gallstones within three months after the surgery. The research findings, however, refer only to gallstones in the gallbladder." - Andreas Moritz, The Amazing Liver & Gallbladder Flush: A Powerful Do-It-Yourself Tool To Optimize your Health and Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"A University of Washington study found the death rate for Medicare recipients 30 days after gastric bypass surgery was 2%. After 90 days, that rate was 2.8% and after one year, the death rate for bariatric surgery patients receiving Medicare benefits was 4.6%. This study also found that when the surgery was performed by a surgeon who had not done many of these procedures the death rate was 1.6 times higher than when the procedure was done by a more experienced surgeon. REACTION "I was not surprised by these findings." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Diabetes Improves After Weight-Loss Surgery In a study, 84% of obese diabetics who underwent gastric bypass surgery had normal blood sugar (glucose) levels after surgery. Most of these patients were able to discontinue their diabetes medication shortly after surgery. Theory: The weight-loss surgery, which allows food to bypass part of the small intestine, may alter the secretion of gastrointestinal hormones that increase insulin levels. David E. Cummings, MD, associate professor of medicine, division of metabolism, endocrinology and nutrition, University of Washington, Seattle." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.)

"Interventions such as gastric bypass surgery have become a growth industry in the medical world (Salant and Santry, 2006). To my knowledge, no one has yet researched the impact of health insurance on specific medicalized categories, but it seems clear that insurance can both promote and limit medicalization. It is worth restating that one reason for medicalization in our society is related to the way in which we finance human services. The only way individuals can get the services they want or need to be paid for is to define them as medical problems." - Peter Conrad, The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders (Get the book.)

"One study found that more than one-third (38 percent) of patients who had gastric bypass surgery developed gallstones within three months after the surgery. The research findings, however, refer only to gallstones in the gallbladder. The damage done to the liver itself through this procedure is likely to be far greater than the negative effects that organ suffers as a result of a few gallstones accumulating in the gallbladder. If substantial or rapid weight loss increases the risk of developing gallstones, the obvious way to reduce this risk is to lose weight more gradually." - Andreas Moritz, The Liver and Gallbladder Miracle Cleanse: An All-Natural, At-Home Flush to Purify and Rejuvenate Your Body (Get the book.)

"At Catholic University in Rome, Italy, eight patients underwent gastric bypass surgery.18 The operation is commonly done as a last-ditch treatment for massive obesity, and for good reason. What it involves is this: The stomach is stapled so that only a tiny pouch about the size of an egg is left to receive food. Then the intestine is cut in two. The first part of the intestine simply lies unused, while the lower portion of the small intestine is attached directly to the tiny stomach pouch." - Neal D. Barnard and Bryanna Clark Grogan, Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs (Get the book.)

"Many managed-care organizations have concluded that it is a better financial investment to cover gastric bypass surgery for a "morbidly obese" person than to pay for the treatment of all the potential medical sequelae including diabetes, stroke, heart conditions, and musculoskeletal problems. The number of gastric bypass and similar surgeries in the United States has risen from 20,000 in 1965 to 103,000 in 2003, with over 140,000 estimated in 2004 (Grady, 2004)." - Peter Conrad, The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders (Get the book.)

"One of the most popular surgical procedures today is gastric bypass surgery. Last year more than 40,000 patients in the United States underwent this procedure in a desperate effort to lose weight. What many of them find is that after the surgery, they have to modify their lifestyle and stop eating ice cream, fried foods, sugary foods and other foods that cause diabetes and obesity. Why aren't they able to stop eating those foods before the surgery? Because if they did, they would very likely not need the surgery in the first place. The surgery is a form of biohacking." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) "Once you undergo a surgical procedure such as gastric bypass surgery, you are maimed for life. You have had an important part of your system ripped out of your body. Your digestive tract will no longer be normal. It's sort of like performing a lobotomy on your stomach. It's not natural, and you can never have natural, healthy digestion again. If you start taking drugs, such as statin drugs, antidepressants or anti-inflammatory COX-2 inhibitors, then you're going to start suffering side effects from those drugs." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.) "Whether it's a weight loss pill, an exercise machine or some sort of surgical procedure like gastric bypass surgery, if the message is that there's no need to exercise, it is a con. You are being influenced by a message that says you can achieve results without expending effort, which you often hear in infomercials and in advertisements related to weight loss pills or other gimmicks. There's always a need to exercise if you really and truly want to lose weight, get fit and transform your health. The human body is meant to be used, not to be stored away in some sort of sedentary lifestyle." - Mike Adams, Spam Filters for Your Brain (Get the book.)

"Within sixteen weeks of beginning a low-calorie diet, about 10 percent of dieters develop gallstones, and more than 30 percent develop gallstones within twelve to eighteen months following gastric bypass surgery (an extreme weight-loss measure). How does weight loss lead to gallstones? When the body begins to shed pounds, stored cholesterol is released in large amounts from the body fat into the bloodstream and is then secreted into the bile. As a result the bile becomes supersaturated with cholesterol, the primary cause of gallstones." - John A. McDougall, Dr. McDougall's Digestive Tune-Up (Get the book.)

"One study found that more than one-third (38 percent) of patients who had gastric bypass surgery developed gallstones within three months after the surgery. The research findings, however, refer only to gallstones in the gallbladder. The damage done to the liver itself through this procedure is likely to be far greater than the negative effects that organ suffers as a result of a few gallstones accumulating in the gallbladder. If substantial or rapid weight loss increases the risk of developing gallstones, the obvious way to reduce this risk is to lose weight more gradually." - Andreas Moritz, The Amazing Liver & Gallbladder Flush: A Powerful Do-It-Yourself Tool To Optimize your Health and Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Turning to diet drugs or gastric bypass surgery have serious and long-lasting effects on metabolism and overall health. There is a healthy way to solve these issues. It begins with understanding the body and how it is supposed to be working. It continues with the application of what is learned on a consistent basis. Only in this way can a Health Asset Manager™ solve the problems of leptin. Male Hormone Fitness "7"~estosterone is the primary male hormone, the behavioral essence of a ( man's competitive drive. Estrogen is the primary female hormone." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.) "The widespread promotion of gastric bypass surgery is a new low. The economic forces behind it promote its "safety," downplaying its serious risks and problems with a marketing campaign appealing to thinner America. There is only one safe and healthy way to lose weight and maintain quality of health. That is to implement a comprehensive approach to achieving and maintaining natural balance. All quick-fix weight-loss solutions are detrimental to natural balance. The health risks associated with obesity are serious. Taking proactive steps on a consistent basis is essential." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.) "This is quite different than a normal-weight person's correct and healthy ghrelin function. gastric bypass surgery permanently destroys normal ghrelin function and rhythm. This one finding is enough to call a halt to such surgeries. Why? Because ghrelin is the key signal in the body that enables the proper release of growth hormone.292 Ghrelin is a major discovery in the growth hormone field. Without proper ghrelin function, numerous parameters of aging worsen as the body cannot correctly repair itself." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.) "It is coming to light that individuals with gastric bypass surgery need to contend with the issue that they are likely to develop serious metabolic bone disease as they grow older. This is a well-documented side effect of this surgery.290 In the past, it was thought that this side effect was due to malabsorption of food or eating too little or both. New science shows a different cause; the surgery is ruining metabolism in the body. How is this possible? The surgery reduces the amount of functional stomach." - Byron J. Richards, CCN, Mastering Leptin: The Leptin Diet, Solving Obesity and Preventing Disease, Second Edition (Get the book.)

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