The way I see it, someone who is fat enough and eats enough to qualify for this surgery certainly does not have any desire to lose weight the natural way. So gastric bypass seems to be the only solution. I do consider it surrendering, but that's better than dying a slow and painful death. Of course I'd like to see everyone eat better/less and exercise, but I think the qualifications for that surgery are designed to exclude everyone but the most desperate cases.
