For obese mothers, losing weight or having weight-loss surgery before getting pregnant could make future children healthier.
The condition of a mother’s intrauterine environment may determine whether a child is obese later in life. It could even be more important than genes or the post-natal environment.

The new research on obese mothers and weight loss surgery was accepted for publication at The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM).
Participants in the study included 49 mothers who had undergone biliopancreatic diversion surgery (BPD), and their 111 children (ages of 2.5 through 25 years). Every mother in the study had children born …read more

New evidence indicates that suicide is dramatically more common in those who have undergone weight loss surgery such as gastric bypass than in the general population, up to double according to one study.
Nobody knows why bariatric surgery patients appear to be at higher risk for killing themselves. Some research shows a link between obesity and depression, so the typical surgery patient may already be at higher risk for depression and suicide before the operation. It’s possible that depressive symptoms may worsen in patients who have unrealistic expectations about the results of surgery or who struggle not to regain weight after …read more

I just finished reading a really fun novel that touches on the topic of weight loss surgery, A Stitch in Time, by Allison Bottke. The main character, Dee Decker, loses 150 pounds in a year after having gastric bypass surgery.
It’s interesting that this is the second book I’ve read in the past month where I got an up-close look at life after WLS. I reviewed Susan Maria Leach’s Before & After here, and that introduced me to this whole concept.
If you’ve ever considered WLS, this novel will show you what it’s like to live post-surgery, where you must …read more