One of the Dallas Cowboys former stars has made major strides in overcoming Type 2 diabetes, according to a blog posting from the Dallas Morning News.
Nate Newton, a former offensive lineman with the Super Bowl winning Cowboys of the 1990s, underwent a vertical sleeve gastrectomy in later April. the procedure removed a large portion of his stomach and he has since dropped 133 pounds and sent his diabetes into remission. Newton, who had weighed 396 pounds, is down to 263. His goal is to get down to 235 pounds.
Newton drew motivation from his father’s death and realized he wanted to be around to watch his pre-teenage son grow up.
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