gastric bypass

When celebrities like Carnie Wilson and Star Jones started getting gastric bypass, suddenly it became the thing to do. Everyone wanted to look like a rapidly deflated balloon!

Now, gastric bypass may be a "quick fix" or a "last resort," but it comes with a price. Common side effects include hernia, infection and malnutrition, and you can add kidney stones to the list too.

You know the weight-loss industry has gone berserk when a guy like Randy Jackson, of American Idol fame, can publish a DIET book! No, I'm not kidding.