August 17, 2023
GPs play a crucial role in the management of obesity and recent 2022 revisions to BMI guidelines now allow more patients in Australia to meet eligibility […]
August 16, 2023
The intra-gastric balloon? Lapband? Gastric Sleeve? Bariatric and Laparoscopic Surgeon Mr Jason Winnett offers his tips on patient selection for bariatric surgeries, from the least complex […]
July 6, 2023
Losing a large amount of weight often seems an insurmountable hurdle – but loosing just 10% of your body weight can have some remarkable benefits says […]
July 6, 2023
An alarming 4 billion of the world’s population will be obese by 2035 according to the World Obesity Atlas 2023. This will mean a global […]
May 17, 2023
With Mr Jason Winnett , Melbourne Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon And Psychologist Georgie Beames 1. Obesity and depression are a two-way street. “Obesity and depression are both […]
May 16, 2023
What is the relationship between mental health and obesity? Obesity and depression are both notoriously difficult medical issues to treat – not only because they are […]
February 6, 2023
It’s that time. We’re back from holidays and back to school, uni and work. This is when a lot of people make promises to themselves to […]
November 25, 2022
This is one of the most common questions we hear from people researching weight loss surgery. If your life has seemed like one big uphill battle […]
October 30, 2022
Losing an extreme amount of weight calls for celebration. Extreme weight loss through surgery can be a challenging experience, but the benefits are monumental when it […]
September 27, 2022
If you’re wondering if you need to take multivitamins in the long term after bariatric surgery, the answer is yes. For a start, you will be […]