Mother And Daughter Fight Obesity And Diabetes As Team

A heartwarming tale from the likely liars at UCSD in an unabashed effort to mutilate your body and take your money, too.

This is the story of two porko sapiens.

"Two months ago, Phoenix residents Marlene Zytcer, 57, and her daughter Aimee, 31, traveled to the University of California, San Diego Medical Center for a minimally invasive surgery to lose weight."

Get that it is a "surgery."

"Called gastric banding, the simple procedure has life-saving potential by helping the mother-daughter team successfully fight their genetic tendency toward diabetes and cardiovascular disease."

This is the second sentence in the press release and already the lies are coming fast and furious.

People die from surgery. This "simple procedure" also has "life-ending potential."

More importantly, though, where is the proof of the alleged "genetic tendency toward diabetes and cardiovascular disease"?

Fat people have these problems. To suggest a genetic tendency without proof is, of course, misleading.

Then what do you expect? These are the same people who perform surgeries that are, IMHO, clearly malpractice. Why would they care about the truth?

They would not.

"'My mother is diabetic and going blind. If I did not go to UC San Diego Medical Center, this would be my future too,' said Marlene, a retired kindergarten teacher who was diagnosed with diabetes at the age of 40. "

No, Marlene. Going to UCSD made no difference. Yo could have gone anywhere for your malpractice.

One should wonder what these women were paid for their testimonial.

"'By working side-by-side to lose weight, we are turning the tide against a family history of disease. We have strength in numbers, even if the number is two.'"

"Working"? Garbage.

If these porkers had "worked...to lose weight," they would not have opted for surgery. They would have eaten fewer Calories.

"'Together, we solve ways to cook light and eat lots of protein,' said Marlene."

You're not eating "lots" of anything, Marlene. Your stomach is too small. Now it matches your brain.

"During the 40-minute outpatient procedure, Horgan places an adjustable band around the upper stomach to form a small gastric pouch. The band creates an hourglass shaped stomach, limiting food intake. If necessary, the belt-like band can be adjusted or removed any time...

Two months after the procedure, Marlene and Aimee visited Dr. Horgan for an adjustment to their gastric band. After numbing the skin, a thin needle is inserted into the band to inject a saline solution to continue to limit the amount of food that can be ingested."

Despite the fact that UCSD recruited two patients to prostitute themselves and act as shills for their malpractice surgery clinic, do not fall for the tale.

This is not warm and fuzzy stuff.

Except in the misleading world of medical advertising.