Other Resources
If you're looking for further information on obesity or treatments, then we recommend the following informative sites. Alternatively we'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Avon Band Support
Avon Band Support runs gastric banding support groups in a variety of locations across the South West. If you are considering gastric banding, or have already had a gastric band fitted, we recommend getting in contact with them.
Gastric Band Service
Sharon Bates has set up De Montagnac Consultants to help support people undergoing obesity surgery, particularly gastric banding in Lyon, France. She provides a private band management service for patients in Bristol and Gloucester and can be reached by telephone on 0779 222 6317.
MedlinePlus - Weight Loss Surgery Information
MedlinePlus directs you to information to help answer questions about obesity surgery and other medical topics. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from the American National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other US government agencies and health-related organizations. Preformulated searches are included and give easy access to medical journal articles. Extensive information about drugs, and latest health news is also included in this site.
Spire Hospital Bristol
This provides a further description of the service we provide as Avon Obesity Service at the Spire Hospital, Bristol. It also provides further contact telephone numbers.
WLSInfo - Weight Loss Surgery Information
A service which was started by gastric bypass patients from the Liverpool area. It has grown and includes a large number of people who have undergone gastric banding. It is an important source of information and reaches a large number of individuals considering or having undergone obesity surgery.
Obesity in America
American website with a lot of useful information. This includes medical complications from obesity including Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and more. It also has information on endocrine research into obesity and conditions contributing to obesity including the Metabolic Syndrome.
The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust
The Obesity Awareness and Solutions Trust (TOAST) is a charitable organization which aims is raise the issues of obesity to policy makers, and ensure that people whose lives are affected by obesity are heard and that they influence health policies and treatment. It provides the latest information on the growing obesity epidemic in the UK and hopes to drive solutions forward on a local and national level.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
OSA online is a site providing information and resources about Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA). This is a serious, potentially life-threatening disorder which is frequently associated with obesity. OSA is thought to affect over 770,000 people in the UK.
Diabetes UK
More than 80 per cent of people with the most common form of diabetes, Type 2, are obese or overweight. Obesity complicates the management of Type 2 diabetes by increasing insulin resistance and glucose intolerance, which makes drug treatment for the disease less effective. Diabetes UK is the largest organization in the UK working for people with diabetes, funding research, campaigning and helping people to live with the condition.
Bristol Laparoscpoic Surgery
A website that provides patients, GPs, surgeons and other interested health care professionals, safe access to and information on the spectrum of currently available and emerging laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery.
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