"Is weight loss surgery right for you? After frustrating and failed attempts with traditional dieting methods, more and more people are turning to weight loss surgery. More than a quarter million people undergo weight loss surgery each year in the United States and that number is growing rapidly. The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery is an indispensable guide for surgery candidates and their families. It explains in easy-to-understand language everything you need to know about this increasingly popular surgical procedure." - Taken from the title page verso.
Contents
Types of weight loss surgery -- What changing your body image may mean -- Negative aspects of weight loss surgery -- Positive aspects of weight loss surgery -- How your biology affects weight loss -- Diet drugs -- Chronic dieting leads to weight gain -- The problem with diets -- Measuring obesity -- Healthy attitudes -- Weight loss solutions -- Personal stories.