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Archive Home > 2003 > June > 08 > Drastic measures to fight obesity

Drastic measures to fight obesity

For some, surgery is a last resort for returning to a healthy weight

By Anne Aurand / The Bulletin
June 8, 2003

For more than a decade, Tammy Rogers of Bend has been living with a death sentence.

But it wasn't related to any crime. It came from her body, which doctors classified as "morbidly obese."

Diets didn't work. A swimming program didn't, either. Her weight bounced like a yo-yo and always....

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