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The biodegradable balloon you can swallow to lose weight

A new biodegradable balloon is offering gastric bypass patients a less invasive alternative to gastric surgery. Patients in the UK can now swallow a balloon that inflates in the stomach and suppresses hunger for four months before disintegrating and leaving the body naturally.

Dr Hilary Jones joined us this morning to tell us more.

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