Getting Skinny - Investigating Bariatric Surgery


	Getting Skinny - Investigating Bariatric Surgery

Marcariel

9-7-2007 2:31 PM

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bariatric, obesity, surgery, bmi, operation, gastric bypass

Marcariel says:

In America our young people are getting nigger and fatter with each generation. Fast food and sedentary lives are one of the biggest problems. Many obese people (young and old) eagerly turn to what they assume is a quick fix.

Nothing involving your body should be entered into quickly or lightly. This is a good, brief article with a lot of great information.

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