Lifestyle change key for obesity surgery success

True. And unnecessary.

"Anyone thinking about having weight loss surgery should be sure to do their homework beforehand, and must understand they need to dramatically change the way they eat for the surgery to be successful, advises the head of the U.S. government agency responsible for research on health care quality and patient safety.

'People who succeed and lose weight and keep it off eat very, very differently,' Dr. Carolyn Clancy, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in Rockville, Maryland, told Reuters Health. 'Essentially, you've got to eat a whole lot less.'"

If you just ate a small amount of Calories less than you burned each day, you would not have the surgery and you would not have to change your lifestyle.

And would avoid complications and risks from the malpractice known as bariatric surgery.

"Nevertheless, she added, the surgery'is not risk free, and I think it's really important for all people, women and men, to know about the risks and to be very clear about what they're getting into.'

For example, Clancy said, 7 percent of people who undergo the surgery need to be rehospitalized for complications. Four out of 10 will develop complications within 6 months of the surgery. These complications include nausea, cramps and vomiting due to overeating."

A few Calories less per day is NOT a lifestyle change.

Here are ways to do it.