The number of patients undergoing weight-loss stomach surgery has increased by 41 per cent, prompting claims the Government is not doing enough to persuade people to change their lifestyles. More than 3,400 gastric bypass operations for obesity were carried out in 2006-07, marking a huge rise over the previous year, according to figures published in Parliament.
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Number of NHS stomach-stapling surgeries nearly doubles in ONE year - Daily Mail 27th May 2008
Jump in number choosing surgery to treat obesity - The Independent 28th May 2008
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
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