Eating Disorders

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- Apartments Shopping Classifieds Dating 7 days Archive Home News Local News Nation/World Local Sports Business Lifestyle Online-Only Content Weddings & Engagements Opinion Obituaries Photo Galleries Columnists Technology Travel Weather RSS Feeds Entertainment Customer Service ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT I want candy Doug Gruse dgruse@theadvertiser.com I was a fat kid.

My mother doesn't quite remember it that way, but we did have to buy all my clothes in the husky department at Sears.

I'd like to blame the problem on bad genes or a glandular disorder, but really, I just liked to eat.

And more than anything else, I liked to eat sugar.Easter was my favorite holiday.

The weather was nice.

All of the spring flowers were in bloom.

But most importantly, when I'd open my eyes on Easter morning, there would be a big wicker basket overflowing with candy sitting on the foot of my bed.

I was in heaven - breakfast in bed.

ADVERTISEMENT Before my brothers even woke up, I was digging through my basket.

Cadbury Creme Eggs.

Chocolate bunnies.

Marshmallow Peeps.

Jelly beans.

And my favorite, Elmer's Heavenly Hash Eggs.

I had no self control.

I would immediately start eating.

I'...

...ba href=/eating disorder/a/b is understood as a very complex illness due to different possible reasons such as hormonal disorders, genetics and even lifestyle conditions.

According to recent statistics, 20% of Americans are obese with 6-10% classified as morbidly obese (having a body mass index of 40 or greater, or being more than 100 pounds overweight), a health problem with severe consequences that can include hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative arthritis, breast and colon cancer, psychosocial problems, and more.

One of the best options for obesity, definitely is the Brazilian former method of Bariatric surgery called Santoro’s technique which not only restricts the amount of food that can be held by the stomach but also reduces the ability of the body to absorb calories by eliminating part of the small intestine from the digestive process.

This technique is better than the Gastric Bypass Surgery because allows the patients to ingest food that contains high-fat and high-carbohydrate ingredients when they are already recovered, plus minimum risk providing a less struggling routine for them.

This method was created in Brazil approximately 5 years ago and over 5000 people were successfully operated so far.

Brazilian doctors have been recently to Cleveland to lecture about this subject, because this technique is just starting in the US while it has a strong practice in Brazil.

Gastric procedures are usually very expensive in places li...

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