OK, this is my opinon about Stomach Stapling vs. dieting (of any kind).

It is a cop out for 75% of those people. Its the "I wanna do it quickly with the least amount of effort" syndrome. Granted, some people benefit from it and some should have it done but many of those having it done just to me use this as a "quick fix". And the problem is that they (the medical community) are making it too easy for people to get this done. The media sure is pushing it too...every news show has this "topic" at some time...great marketing

It is still surgery....it is very risky....and I think some people forget about that.