The procedure is only experimental right now, but it’s fascinating. Doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia are doing a new kind of weight-loss surgery that passes a stapler down the patient’s throat to staple the stomach. It’s part of a trend to make surgery less painful, minimize risks and speed recovery. Read all about it here.

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The rise in obesity has led to a surge in cosmetic surgery of up to 31 percent over the past five years, say plastic surgeons in Britain.
Since 2003, tummy tucks have gone up by almost a third in both men and women, according to Harley Medical Group, Britain’s biggest cosmetic surgery company.
And the British Association [...]

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Here’s more proof that carrying weight around your middle can be dangerous. A new report from the National Institute on Aging finds even if you’re at a normal weight, having a big stomach could be deadly. Researchers say the way fat is distributed throughout the body - especially at your waistline - may be even [...]

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Give your abdominal muscles a workout when you go for a walk - Stand tall and really concentrate on pulling those abs in toward your spine.

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