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[Fat doctor]. The Johnson sisters /

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The extraordinary story of three overweight sisters, all weighing about 23 stone who have suffered with their weight since childhood. Food has now become an obsession; the only solution is weight loss surgery. Unusually, surgeon Shaw Somers performs all three of their operations on the same day. In...

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Corporate Author: Electric Sky (Firm) (Producer)
Other Authors: Drew, Amanda, 1969- (Narrator), Gilhooly, Rebecca (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London, England : Electric Sky, 2013.
Series:Health and society in video
Fat Doctor ; Series 3, Episode 4
Subjects:
Morbid obesity.
Gastric bypass.
Obésité morbide.
Dérivation bilio-pancréatique.
Gastric bypass
Morbid obesity
Streaming videos.
documentary film.
Documentary films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The extraordinary story of three overweight sisters, all weighing about 23 stone who have suffered with their weight since childhood. Food has now become an obsession; the only solution is weight loss surgery. Unusually, surgeon Shaw Somers performs all three of their operations on the same day. In this programme we also examine the year on year rise in bariatric operations and follow Shaw Somers as he trains up a new surgeon for the unit.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Apr. 15, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (50 min.).
Playing Time:00:50:40