Gastric bypass surgery

New research has found that anti-obesity surgery, such as lap band surgery, results in a “halo effect” on a patient’s family resulting in them losing weight as well. Surgeons at Stanford University in California found that when one family member takes part in the surgery, which limits how much they eat, other obese adults in […]

Danielle Vico is a 29-year-old mother of two young children. She’s funny, smart, pretty and happily married to the man she’s been with for 13 years. But for years Danielle has battled with her weight to the point she recently tipped the scales at 156.3 kgs. With Woman’s Day by her side, Danielle recently became […]

Taryn Johnson cradles her baby boy in her arms, looking just like any other proud mum. However, the road to motherhood has been a long and painful one for the first-time mum, who was told she might never become pregnant — because she was too fat. After drastic surgery to curb her ballooning appetite, Taryn […]