1 China is has the largest population in the world, exceeding 1.3 billion. 2  Asia is home to the world's oldest human civilization and the greatest man-made structure, the Great Wall of China. 3  Though the Middle East is known as the land of Islam, a greater number of Muslims reside in South Asia.
The other 20 percent are comprised of restrictive procedures, such as the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band. The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a relative newcomer to bariatric surgery, is growing in popularity. The sleeve gastrectomy originated as the restrictive part of the duodenal switch operation.
For other uses, see LGC (disambiguation) . LGC is a British independent, science-based service company providing chemical, biochemical and DNA based analysis. It was formed in 1996 after the privatisation of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist, and still has a statutory role as the Government Chemist.GC has four operating divisions: 1  LGC Forensics; has a divisional head office in Teddington, with other sites based at Runcorn, Risley, Warrington, Tamworth, Culham, Bromsgrove and St Neots.