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Optifast

Like good health, it’s all about balance

Crikey / Monday, 9 November 2009

Last week, David Gillespie criticised the use of Nestle’s Optifast weight loss shake. But the obesity epidemic of the past 30 years is not due to a single cause, writes Neil Holt.

Looking for a fair shake in bariatric procedure land

Crikey / David Gillespie / Thursday, 8 October 2009

Bariatric surgery promises to blow away years of eating the wrong thing with a simple slice of the scalpel — and large quantities of liquid food. David Gillespie explains how Nestle is profiting off risky, and often unnecessary, surgery.