Making Mommy Hot » New Treatments http://makingmommyhot.com Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:02:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 New Weight Loss Implant http://makingmommyhot.com/2008/02/01/new-weight-loss-implant/ http://makingmommyhot.com/2008/02/01/new-weight-loss-implant/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:27:28 +0000 Ruthie http://makingmommyhot.com/2008/02/01/new-weight-loss-implant/ Very interesting…it seems that in the very near future we may have another option other than obesity-fighting drugs and gastric bypass surgery…a weight loss implant.  I’m not sure if I would try something like this, but it definitely sounds a lot safer than gastric bypass, would you try it?

From MSNBC – Health/Diet and Nutrition

CHICAGO – Within a few years, Americans may have a new tool to fight back against obesity: electricity.

Not from the power grid, but from implanted pacemaker-like devices that influence a key nerve linked to food-related functions, including feelings of hunger and fullness.

The quest for obesity-fighting drugs and devices is a tricky area where companies have stumbled before, and hacking into the nervous system can prove challenging. But it’s also a potentially huge market given the prevalence of obesity and the scarcity of useful, low-impact treatments.

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