POLL: Is gastric surgery the answer to weight loss?

As rising numbers of obese Brits are being given gastric ops on the NHS, Closer investigates- is surgery is the right solution to weight loss?

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by Miranda Knox |
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Britain is in the midst of an obesity crisis with one in four adults overweight and hospital admissions caused by obesity soaring.

It costs the NHS around £30 billion annually to treat obesity and more people are having gastric surgery on the NHS, with 6,384 going under the knife in 2013-2014 compared to 1,038 in 2005-2006.

Do you think it's the right solution to curb obesity?

Is gastric surgery the answer to weight loss?

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