Obesity is killing America. More and more Americans are falling prey to weight gain and eventual obesity. The side effects of obesity are being felt acutely by the Baby Boomer generation where physical ailments such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, angina, congestive heart failure, stroke, gallstones, gout, osteoarthritis, sleep apnea, and cancer are taking a massive toll. For those individuals who are morbidly obese and their bodies have become unresponsive to diet and exercise, weight loss surgery may be their only chance for a normal life. In fact, weight loss surgery could be their first opportunity to live a normal life.