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Re: ADD and Gastric Bypass surgery

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July 18, 2011 at 9:05 pm #105948

memzak
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July 18, 2011 at 9:05 pm
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Dr. Russell Barkley said in a lecture that is on the CADDAC website that it appears that the higher the body mass index the more chance the overweight person is ADD. I believe he said that 30% of people with a BMI at 40% are ADD and it increases dramatically with increasing BMI. Apparently its a fairly new discovery and they are doing research on it.

ElectricLights I hope you find your solution and i think your right about glorifying the weight loss advantages of surgery. I personally prefer to take more natural approaches. I have lost 200 lbs in the last 10 years, unfortunately not all of it on purpose but its gone and is not coming back. My BMI is 38.7 right now; I just put my former weight in a BMI calculator and it used to be 72.6, Yikes!

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