December 11, 2023
1. The Reality of Holiday Weight Gain The average patient will put on 0.48kg over every Xmas period according to The New England Journal of Medicine. […]
December 11, 2023
Eyeing the last snag on the barbie? Can’t get your eyes off the pudding? Here are 5 Christmas healthy eating hacks to help pre and post […]
November 20, 2023
If you’re concerned about a friend, family member or loved one’s weight gain, here’s how to broach the conversation, courtesy of the Winnett Specialist Group psychologist […]
November 20, 2023
Conversations about weight gain can be a delicate matter for doctors when engaging with their patients. To provide practical guidance on this issue, we’ve compiled some […]
November 4, 2023
The Journey To Better Health In this series of case studies, we explore first-hand the experiences of individuals who’ve arrived at Gastric Sleeve surgery. Everyone’s reasons, […]
October 22, 2023
Exercise is a feasible, doable and clinically effective adjunct therapy for bariatric surgery patients, and critical for long-term weight loss maintenance and lasting remission of Type […]
October 22, 2023
Doing exercise after bariatric surgery not only speeds up weight loss but helps keep the weight off through building up muscle mass. In fact, according to […]
October 9, 2023
In this series of case studies, we explore first-hand the experiences of individuals who’ve arrived at Gastric Sleeve surgery. Everyone’s reasons, reactions and path to recovery […]
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 […]