National Obesity Strategy
This is your chance to have your say on a national strategy to tackle obesity. A range of social, environmental & economic factors contribute to obesity or a person being able to maintain a healthy weight. If the current trend continues more than 18 million (⅔ of...
Intermittent Fasting for Maintenance of Weight Loss
You may have heard of intermittent fasting, the 5:2 diet, eat-stop-eat, the 16/8 method… there are many different names for intermittent fasting but essentially they all follow the same theory of having periods during which you can eat “normally” and periods of...
WIN – Weight Issues Network
At Upper GI Surgery we are more than just a group of bariatric surgeons and practitioners. We are invested in the bariatric community; advocating further research, leading innovations and taking part in continuing initiatives to drive awareness and education. The...
Support Group Meeting 7th August 2019
Our dietitian Tania was the speaker at our Support Group this month, where the primary focus was understanding food labels and new high protein products that are now available on the market, and how to incorporate these into your diet. Understanding food labels Food...
Why walking is the best exercise
For those out there that aren’t big fans of exercise (and the sceptics that struggle to believe that anybody actually enjoys exercising) then this blog is likely going to make your day. If you don’t like or can’t handle rigorous exercise, struggle to find time to get...
A Guide to Success After Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is a fantastic tool to be used to help those that are obese or morbidly obese to reduce their excess weight dramatically. Studies show that 90% of patients are able to lose and maintain a weight loss of 50% excess weight or more. In order to be...