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Americans are dealing with more health problems now than they ever had in the past. This is based on statistical data that finds that chronic diseases are pretty much on the rise across the board. One of the biggest causes of this startling rise in health problems is obesity, which directly affects more than one-third of the US adult population, with another third being overweight and at risk. [Read more]

Losing weight may provide relief from chronic heartburn, even for those who struggle with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Overweight and obese men and women struggle with acid reflux disease at a much higher prevalence rate than their healthy-weight counterparts. [Read more]

Popular myths can distort the way we think about conditions like acid reflux and heartburn, making it harder to find relief and the proper form of treatment. [Read more]

Even if you’ve been a picky eater for as long as you can remember, you can learn to love your new diet, and this can be a valuable part of keeping yourself motivated to make healthy choices. [Read more]

For sure, our sedentary lifestyles and influx of “desk jobs” have created health risks that our more active predecessors would never have imagined, but that is what comes with the 9-to-5 lifestyle tolerated by such a wide majority of people in Atlanta. [Read more]

Acid reflux occurs when stomach acid flows up into the esophagus. It causes pain, irritation, destruction of the lining and leaves the throat susceptible to further damage. The symptoms of acid reflux are considered common digestion problems that many people experience from time to time. [Read more]

Acid reflux is a condition that causes throat burning that rises upward from the chest, especially after bending over, lying down or eating. [Read more]

Dr. John Bagnato became the second surgeon in the world to use the SPIDER Surgical System to perform LAP-BAND surgery on Wednesday. This surgical technique is also used to perform acid reflux surgery. [Read more]

Currently this technique is used by Dr. Bagnato for revisions to gastric bypass surgery as well as treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). [Read more]