This is a reality check for people thinking of having obesity surgery. Patients really need to go into this with their eyes open. This can be a high-risk operation.

That is significantly higher than most people expect when they think of obesity surgery. Patients are at higher risk for having bad things happen after surgery because of their advanced age or other conditions.

This is not a vanity operation, it's a high-risk operation. This at least allows people who are considering this surgery to go in a little bit more with their eyes open.

Natures cure for obesity is thinking.

People who say obesity has been hyped are wrong.

But I think that the trusts would be better off treating obesity or getting people to lose weight rather than introducing a blanket ban,