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		<title>Healthy eating habits start young</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jean Ruzicka Reprinted with permission from the Park Rapids Enterprise Setting an example of healthy eating is important A human&#8217;s most rapid growth is experienced within the first year of life. From birth to six months, a baby&#8217;s weight doubles, tripling by the time the child reaches a year. Once children begin eating table [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free weight-loss info session set</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:41:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now is the time to embrace the new you. If you&#8217;re serious about weight loss and would like to learn more about surgical and non-surgical solutions, there will be a free, weight-loss surgery informational session from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Mar. 19, 2012, at the Ramada Plaza &#038; Suites in Fargo, ND. Bariatric surgeons along with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Norby brings expertise as physician assistant, family nurse practitioner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 23:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brenda Norby, PA-C, FNP, joined the bariatric surgical team at the Center for Weight Management recent- ly with the retirement of Sandy Jones, PA-C. Brenda Norby came to Essentia Health Park Rapids in October 2009 when she started working with Family Medicine physicians at the clinic and St. Joseph’s Area Health Services. “Seeing patients take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Experts back weight-loss surgery for treatment of obese diabetes patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gastric Bypass]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The data is in. Weight-loss surgery, in combination with behavioral modifications, can be a &#8220;powerful tool&#8221; in the treatment of type 2 diabetes for obese patients. The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention said as much in a position statement released recently. The taskforce substantiates evidence backing bariatric surgery as a cost-effective [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgery weight-loss patient builds new relationship with food</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:37:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eydie Garcelon lost her best friend the day she had weight-loss surgery. The food. The junk food. Chips, candy and soda pop at one time brought her comfort, day or night, without judgment: all gone. &#8220;When I was happy, food was there to help me celebrate. If I was sad and woke up at three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tia Kocka earns Certified Bariatric Nurse status</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It takes a special set of nursing skills to help bariatric patients become successful with long-term weight loss. St. Joseph&#8217;s Area Health Services Tia Kocka, BSN, RN, Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) recently added Certified Bariatric Nurse (CBN) to her title since earning her credentials based on standards established by the American Society for Metabolic and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Surgery results in unexpected gift</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:02:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[fertility]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melanie Stauty of Fergus Falls sits in a clinic chair during a follow-up bariatric appointment at Essentia Health Park Rapids. On her lap sits a bouncing baby boy, Seth Alexander and, gosh, his smile is infectious. &#8220;He was a miracle,&#8221; Melanie says. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t think I would have any more children.&#8221; In fact, when she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Breastfeeding after bariatric surgery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Breast is Best. There is no denying that a majority of the population knows breastfeeding is best for babies, but keep in mind the statement doesn&#8217;t say, &#8220;Breast is easy.&#8221; There are few research studies dealing with breastfeeding after bariatric surgery. What we know is what we have seen; healthy breastfed babies receiving milk from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coordination of care recommended for weight-loss surgery OB patients</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 22:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is generally recommended that women avoid pregnancy the first 12 to 18 months after bariatric surgery because of the dramatic weight loss. Once pregnant, patients should be monitored to be sure appropriate weight gain is occurring. Prenatal care is coordinated with the obstetrician, the bariatric surgeon and dietitian (1). Energy needs You will need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Couple had given up dreams of a family</title>
		<link>http://www.weightmanagementmn.com/index.php/2011/04/dreams-of-family/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 21:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary Ihla</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Franki Evensen&#8217;s excess weight had affected her fertility, but she hadn&#8217;t realized that until she lost 100 pounds and became pregnant. In 2008, she had her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery with Dr. Daniel Smith. &#8220;I had not been on any type of birth control since 2003,&#8221; she said. At one time, she and her husband [...]]]></description>
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