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18.01.12 - Sugar Cold Turkey
Shaw Somers comments on the amount of sugar in our diets and how we can reduce this.

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01.12.11 - Biker is back in the saddle after surgery
Gastric bypass patient, Mark Whyberd, tells his local newspaper about his incredible weight loss surgery.

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07.11.11 - Portsmouth doc presents TV health programme
A piece on The Food Hospital, co-hosted by Shaw Somers from Streamline Surgical features in the regional newspaper.

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14.04.11 - Capital loses £900m a year to obesity and bill is rising fast
Obesity is costing London nearly £900 million a year in treatment costs and loss of earnings, figures reveal today.

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13.04.11 - ‘Obesity op supported‘
Mr Chris Pring provides expert commentary on a report in to weight loss surgery.

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16.02.11 - ‘We need to get a grip on obesity‘
A TOP surgeon has warned the Government needs to get a grip on obesity before it bankrupts the NHS. Specialists Chris Pring says action needs to be taken now to treat morbidly overweight patients to cut back on the costs of treating the long-term health problems they will develop.

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19.01.11 - ‘Op' provided a weighty problem
At 70 stone, Shaw Somers performed a gastric bypass on Paul Mason and this article follows his story in which Paul shed over 20 stone to regain his mobility.

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05.01.11 - Surgeon speaks out to defend fattest man op
Shaw Somers was interviewed by this regional paper about patient Paul Mason and his life saving gastric bypass surgery.

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02.11.10 - I would have ended up in a care home
Past gastric bypass patient, Wendy Stannard, tells her local paper how her surgery with Guy Slater completely changed her life.

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07.12.10 - We lost the weight of two Cheryls!
Hampshire couple, Alex and Patricia Bourne, share their experience with weight loss surgery and how it has turned both of their lives around.

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31.08.10 - Two lives changed forever by surgery
Two weight loss surgery patients share their stories with this regional newspaper. Both patients have had gastric bypass surgery and lost over 10 stone each.

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02.09.10 - Gastric bypass helps Jan lose six stone and gain a new life
Patient of Guy Slater Jan Goodman speaks to this regional newspaper about her weight loss surgery journey. Bariatric Surgeon Chris Pring also provides expert commentary on bariatric surgery and the St Richard’s Hospital unit.

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15.04.10 - ‘Operation saved me from an early grave’
Paul Plummer tells his story to his local newspaper how he has overcome serious health issues, dropped eight stone and completely turned his life around.

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18.03.10 - New me, new car!
Gastric bypass patient, Emma Holmes, tells her local newspaper about her incredible weight loss and how her life has changed since her surgery.

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18.03.10 - ‘I control food, not the other way round’
Hayley Simpson features in her regional paper as she describes her experience following gastric band surgery with Guy Slater.

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19.03.10 - They Call him the Fat Doctor – but patients tell him he’s given them back their lives
Shaw Somers speaks about his work with Streamline Surgical and the UK’s obesity problem. Patient of Streamline Surgical Sarah Evemy also shares her weight loss story.

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03.03.10 - It was worth the weight
Gastric bypass patient Helen Wooldridge tells her local paper how bariatric surgery with Streamline Surgical has changed her life for the better.

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25.01.10 - ‘Lose weight or die’man sheds 12st
Jason Conners explains how his gastric bypass with Shaw Somers helped to turn his life around, meaning he no longer has a death sentence hanging over him and can spend his life enjoying time with his family.

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20.01.10 - Dad Beats bulge after being given five years to live
Jason Conners explains how his gastric bypass with Shaw Somers helped to turn his life around, meaning he no longer has a death sentence hanging over him and can spend his life enjoying time with his family.

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19.01.10 - Fat MK claims baffle health professionals after survey
After research stated Milton Keynes as the UK’s fattest city, this regional paper commented on how Streamline Surgical are helping to overcome the issue.

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14.01.10 - Sue loses weight to gain time
Sue Smith tells all about how her weight loss surgery has transformed her life, giving her her life back and enabling her to start pursuing the career she has always wanted.

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29.12.09 - Now I have hope
Read about Sarah Evemy's amazing journey in her local paper which has now led her to adopting a child she has always wanted.

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29.12.09 - ‘I lost five stone and found a wholenew life’
Craig Taylor tells his story of losing over five stone following gastric band surgery with Guy Slater.

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25.12.09 - A new lease of life with gastric band
Gary Carter shares his gastric bypass journey having lost an amazing nine stone and now freed from diabetes.

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19.12.09 – Loser Leigh’s only half woman she used to be
Leigh Taylor, a past patient of Shaw Somers, tells her amazing success story to her local paper.

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18.12.09 – Gary celebrates new lease of life
This regional paper celebrates Gary Carter’s new lease of life following a gastric bypass.

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14.12.09 – No more mirror agony
Gary Carter speaks to his local paper and how grateful he is to Guy Slater and Streamline Surgical.

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08.12.09 – Kim’s new zest for life after weight loss op
A former patient of Shaw Somers, Kim Smith, shows her amazing weight loss after gastric bypass surgery.

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05.11.09 – Losing weight: the 21st century method
North London Magazine - Marco Adamo, one of Streamline Surgical’ bariatric surgeons speaks to this regional magazine about bariatric surgery.

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