Obesity is an epidemic that greatly affects over 50% of the American population. The reasons for this epidemic are numerous, from the growing trend of the super-sized meal to the intense laziness of the average American. It is this inherent laziness that leads many Americans to look for a quick fix to the problem of obesity; this has resulted in the increasing popularity of cosmetic surgeries to "cure" someone of the obesity. Gastric bypass surgery is the leading remedy for this particular problem.
Gastric bypass surgery achieves its effectiveness by creating a thumb-sized pouch from which the rest of the stomach is permanently divided and separated. The small intestine is cut about 18 inches below the stomach, and is rearranged to provide an outlet to the newly created small stomach, while maintaining the flow of digestive juices at the same time. Your food enters the second part of the small bowel within about 10 minutes of the beginning of a meal; whereas it usually takes......
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