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| New Jersey governor has gastric band surgery | New Jersey governor has gastric band surgery |
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| The governor of New Jersey, often mentioned as a possible future Republican presidential candidate, has undergone gastric band surgery. | The governor of New Jersey, often mentioned as a possible future Republican presidential candidate, has undergone gastric band surgery. |
| The famously overweight Chris Christie had the operation in February to reduce the size of his stomach, his aide said. | The famously overweight Chris Christie had the operation in February to reduce the size of his stomach, his aide said. |
| Mr Christie told the New York Post that, having turned 50, he wanted to be around for his four children. | Mr Christie told the New York Post that, having turned 50, he wanted to be around for his four children. |
| He won praise for his response to Superstorm Sandy last October which devastated parts of New Jersey. | He won praise for his response to Superstorm Sandy last October which devastated parts of New Jersey. |
| His effusive praise of Democratic President Barack Obama and federal recovery efforts were not welcomed by his Republican colleagues so close to the election. | His effusive praise of Democratic President Barack Obama and federal recovery efforts were not welcomed by his Republican colleagues so close to the election. |
| He is often mentioned as a possible Republican contender for the 2016 presidential election. | He is often mentioned as a possible Republican contender for the 2016 presidential election. |
| Mr Christie has already said he will run for a second term as governor in November, but denied that thoughts of running for the presidency had led him to have the operation. | Mr Christie has already said he will run for a second term as governor in November, but denied that thoughts of running for the presidency had led him to have the operation. |
| "I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going: 'I have to do this for them, even if I don't give a crap about myself,'" he told the New York Post. | "I know it sounds crazy to say that running for president is minor, but in the grand scheme of things, it was looking at Mary Pat and the kids and going: 'I have to do this for them, even if I don't give a crap about myself,'" he told the New York Post. |
| He went on to say: "I've struggled with this issue for 20 years. For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them." | He went on to say: "I've struggled with this issue for 20 years. For me, this is about turning 50 and looking at my children and wanting to be there for them." |
| He said the operation, in mid-February, lasted 40 minutes and he had returned home the same afternoon. | |
| "A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full," he said. | "A week or two ago, I went to a steakhouse and ordered a steak and ate about a third of it and I was full," he said. |
| A gastric band, or lap band, operation involves placing a silicone tube around the upper part of the stomach to make it smaller and therefore limit the amount of food the stomach can hold. | A gastric band, or lap band, operation involves placing a silicone tube around the upper part of the stomach to make it smaller and therefore limit the amount of food the stomach can hold. |