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Yes, there is. My aunt has had the surgery and with the surgery and the addition of a healthier diet and some exercise thrown in she has lost a lot of weight.

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I hear there are two types of gastric bypass surgery. What are they and what is the difference?

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Which one is better, gastric band or gastric bypass?

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What is gastric diet?

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Where is there information on the Internet about dieting after gastric bypass surgery?

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You can find out information about the gastric band versus the gastric bypass surgery on http://www.trueresults.com/gastric-bypass-surgery or http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/47541.php


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