Woman pens own obit waiting for weight loss surgery – CBC.ca

Woman pens own obit waiting for weight loss surgery CBC.ca Beginning of Story Content A Lower Sackville, NS, woman took the unusual step of writing her own obituary and posting it online to press for changes that would reduce wait times for weight loss surgeries. Lillian Coakley, 42, recently discovered there ... Dying for a chance to live TheChronicleHerald.ca all 2 news articles ? Read more »

Weight loss surgery helps for Type 2 diabetes – CBC.ca

Los Angeles Times Weight loss surgery helps for Type 2 diabetes CBC.ca Weight loss surgery reverses or improves Type 2 diabetes, a review of previous studies suggests. About 90 per cent of Type 2 diabetes is attributed to obesity, researchers say. In the June issue of the Archives of Surgery, Dutch researchers reviewed .. Read more »

Low-fat dairy no help for kids’ weight loss: study – CBC.ca

CBC.ca Low-fat dairy no help for kids' weight loss : study CBC.ca Children who replaced their dairy products with low-fat varieties seemed to compensate by taking in more energy from other foods. (iStock) (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links Read more »