If only I could have had weight-loss surgery in my lunch hour! Obesity is a far more complex problem than greed or laziness. It works, saves the NHS a fortune in the long run and is a gift of hope for many who suffer. I don’t want to hear anyone claiming: ‘This is the easy way out - diet and exercise are the only solutions for lazy, greedy people.’

It’s like being unchained from food,’ she says. Thanks to the procedure, I don’t fixate on food like that any more.

‘I used to see an advert for Chinese food on the TV, and think, “I want it!” That was my experience my entire life - with food having this grip on me. In the U.S., around 25 people have had it done, and I was delighted to hear one of them - Kirsten Kerfoot, who has since lost 6.5 stone - echo my feelings exactly. No one in Britain has yet had the treatment, but 76 volunteers with a body mass index of between 35 and 50 will now be recruited. Jenni (pictured) claims obesity is a far more complex problem than greed or laziness Ahmed, says, ‘You could go in hungry and come out not hungry.’ The trial is backed by Imperial College London and has received a £1.2 million grant from the NHS’s National Institute for Health Research. As the lead of the LGAE trial at St Mary’s Hospital in London, Ahmed R. This new procedure is so fast you could get it done in your lunch hour. While I do get hungry from time to time, it’s never in the way that I did before, and, when I eat, I’m quickly full. More popularly it’s known as the hunger hormone, and I can hardly describe how grateful I am to be rid of much of mine. Seven years ago, I had gastric sleeve surgery, in which a large portion of my stomach was removed, including the part that produces most of this hormone. The new op, called left gastric artery embolisation (LGAE), is designed to reduce the secretion of ghrelin, an annoying hormone. A new operation, called left gastric artery embolisation (LGAE) can be done in 40 minutes and promises to control your appetite (file image)

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