Obalon lists the possible side effects as initial cramping and discomfort and possible nausea and vomiting, noting that people will have to take acid-reducing medication while using the product. PubMed, run by the National Institutes of Health, warns that possible complications could include injury to the stomach or esophogus, a gastric ulcer, or “deflation of the balloon (which could result in bowel obstruction – which can be potentially fatal).” RELATED: The 1-Hour Workout That Gets Ciara THIS Bod Weight management falls into three categories: diet and exercise, medication and devices, Bessesen said. Medications tend to incur a 10 percent weight loss, surgery can incur between 15 to 30 percent weight loss, and experts predict the new pill could incur loss somewhere in between these two options. In an Obalon trial, the average http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/13/idUSnHUGdsQR+73+ONE20140113 weight loss was 16 pounds for obese women over the three-month period, according to PubMed.
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At 510 pounds, Ind. student’s weight-loss struggle is inspiring
STORY: At 510 pounds, Indiana teen gets garcinia cambogia dr oz weight loss help “What’s amazing to me is how far word travels,” said Groce, who has had numerous phone calls and e-mails about Eric since his story first appeared in The Indianapolis Star on Sunday. “I feel like I’m his event planner.” Eric’s effort to lose weight gained peer support and has become the focus of a unique class that Groce designed. Exercise, nutrition and healthy eating are an official part of the school day for Eric and more than a dozen other students. Thousands are rooting for the 14-year-old fighting to take control of his weight, Groce said. The response has been overwhelmingly positive, she said.
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