http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app News from www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk en 2012-02-08T03:59:48000:00 hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app/story.81/title.bariatric-surgery-should-be-covered-by-medical-insurance-device-makers-say Companies who produce medical devices used in keyhole gastric band and gastric bypass operations are pushing the US government and health insurers to provide cover for all types of bariatric surgery. featured 2012-02-02 http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app/story.78/title.how-gastric-bypass-surgery-has-transformed-one-24-year-old-s-life Bullied at school, 24 year old Lisa turned to food for comfort, eventually reaching 24st 9lbs. featured 2012-01-30 http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app/story.74/title.gastric-bypass-surgery-causes-family-halo-effect Having gastric bypass surgery has a ripple effect that causes other family members to lose weight, eat better and exercise more, a new study shows. featured 2011-10-24 http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app/story.72/title.gravitas-to-hold-free-information-evening-in-kendal Gravitas is holding a free information evening at Kendal College, Kendal on 27th September 2011. featured 2011-09-09 http://www.gravitas-ltd.co.uk/index/news-app/story.71/title.-my-little-niece-shamed-me-into-losing-nine-stone- In today’s Irish Independent, Gravitas patient Pat Gibbs describes how he feels ‘as happy as Larry’ after losing over nine stone following a gastric bypass. default 2011-08-24