NSW Government’s response to rise in childhood obesity
As a nation our waistlines are increasing year on year and unfortunately this is not just isolated to adults - the weight of children is also increasing year on year. It was reported in 2014/2015 that one in four children in Australia are now overweight or obese...
World Obesity Day 2017
It doesn’t seem that long ago that we were promoting World Obesity Day but a whole year has already passed and here we are again raising awareness for this important issue. What is World Obesity Day? World Obesity Day was established in 2015 by the World...
Is the health system failing obese Australians?
As a clinic in Sydney that offers weight loss surgery options for our patients, we are only too aware of the current obesity epidemic that Australia is facing. In 2014-2015 a staggering 64% of Australian adults were overweight or obese. That’s more than half of the...
Disparities in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
It’s hard to walk down the street these days without being approached by a charity worker who is looking for people to donate to their cause. Often you find these campaigners are looking for donations for a cancer related charity, along with advertisements on the...
Upper GI at St Vincent’s Clinic
The Upper GI Surgery practice has been operating from St George Private Hospital in Kogarah for the last 14 years. As well as our practice here in Sydney we also have additional clinics in Wollongong and Orange. We have recently expanded our practice locations to...
Obesity and Ethnicity
The obesity crisis that Australia is facing isn’t an isolated incident. For years America has reported on their population’s expanding waistlines, as have other countries around the world. But is this a western problem? Is it isolated to a particular race, as we can...