Article Category: Long and Short term data outcome
Hard to believe Adjustable Gatric Band Is till considerend an option
The adjustable gastric band, the Lap Band, was approved in the US in early 2000 based on a small study with only 149 patients. Over the next decade, the Lap Band became very popular, as mixed data and high revision and complication rates were noted in the literature.
Large, small, and short and long-term publications reported a similar theme: The weight loss following Adjustable gastric banding is less than predicted, complications are higher, and further surgical care is needed.
Patients should ask themselves why a procedure’s reversibility should be promoted. For example, why is the Lap band advertised as easily reversible?
Would anyone consider a knee replacement surgery only if it can be reversed and the knee pain returns?
The reversibility of the procedure is promoted because most of them need to be revised over time.
One of the few papers that presented favorable results needs to be looked at closely, and the respondents were fewer than the patients who had been operated on (199+186=385 of the 1334 more than three
years post-op)
A large meta-analysis reported the worst weight loss with the Adjustable gastric banding and the best with the duodenal switch operation.
In my opinion, given the proven data of the sleeve gastrectomy and other irreversible complications of the lap band, no one should get it done since the risks associated with complications and inadequate weight loss far outweigh any benefit.

Long-Term Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Liver Enzymes in the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) Study
Liver enzymes are quite frequently elevated in patients with any degree of obesity. This elevation is even further exacerbated by conditions such as diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and triglycerides. Scientific evidence shows that weight loss surgical procedures improve the lever enzymes in the long term even if transiently they may worsen. We had previously published this finding.
Race Case of Vitmain D toxicity
Date of Publication: 2018
Vitamin D toxicity is extremely rare. This is due to the mechanism of the toxicity. Vitamin D itself is not toxic. The toxicity result from the high calcium levels caused by high vitamin D.
Vitamin D Toxicity–A Clinical Perspective
Date of Publication: 2018
Vitamin D toxicity is rarely seen. This is even more so in post-weight loss surgical, duodenal switch patients.
Vitamin D Toxicity
Date of Publication: 2020
There are concerns with Vitamin D supplementations. However, some have also raised concerns about Vitamin D toxicity.
Vitamin D physiology
Date of Publication: 2006
Vitamin D is recognized to be critical in several physiologic functions. Therefore more attention should be given to supplementation and normal level maintaince.
Levels of domain-specific physical activity at work, in the household, for travel and for leisure among 327 789 adults from 104 countries
Date of Publication: November 2020
The study’s objective was to compare the source of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). There is a great variation amongst the population of 104 countries. The study’s objective was to compare the source of moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA). There is a great variation amongst the population of 104 countries.
Different populations seem to be getting their MVPA from different sources.


Joint associations of accelero-meter measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality: a harmonised meta-analysis in more than 44 000 middle-aged and older individuals
Date of Publication: September 2020
This analysis aimed to examine the joint associations of accelerometer-measured physical activity and sedentary time with all-cause mortality.
Bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes: Weighing the impact for obese patients
We’d like surgical patients are most effective in treatment of type two diabetes. However different weight loss surgical procedures have different outcomes.
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