Severe obesity has a major negative impact for individuals and for their friends and family. The health implications of being severely overweight are obvious, but the emotional, social and financial damage can also be very significant. With advances in modern medicine there is a way to overcome these challenges, to lead a normal, healthy life.

Severe obesity is often regarded as a self-inflicted condition that can be overcome by restrained food intake and appropriate exercise - but this may not always be the case. In fact, important research exists to indicate there is often a genetic predisposition towards obesity.

Appropriate diet and consistent exercise can help in long-term weight management, but most people with severe obesity cannot control their relentless long‑term weight gain. For these people surgery is the only way to beat obesity so they can start to enjoy life to the full.

Wakefield Obesity Surgery Clinic is committed to improving the quality of life for the severely obese. We have a proven track record when it comes to the treatment of obesity through gastric bypass surgery and perform 100-200 operations a year. We offer the most effective and reliable surgery to help people combat severe obesity.

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Click here to listen to the recent Radio New Zealand National story with Professor Richard Stubbs and patient, Mr Arthur Andrews: 'Gastric Bypass Surgery and Diabetes' (22 April 2010).

Other recordings:

ABC Radio National 'Diabetes type 2 cured by surgery'.