In an era where weight loss medications such as Semaglutide are increasingly in short supply, the intragastric balloon continues to be a popular option for Class […]

1. The Mini Gastric Bypass is here for good Gastric Sleeve surgery (or Sleeve Gastrectomy) is the “go to surgery” for uncomplicated obesity or type 2 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The blockbuster drug Wegovy, recently approved in Australia by the TGA, is likely to be a weight game-changer. Already for months, there have been supply shortages […]