Neoadjuvant semaglutide showed no benefit in weight loss, diabetes remission or safety in a cohort of patients who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery, according to study results published ...

Bariatric surgeon Jonathan Carter discusses the pros and cons of surgery compared with GLP-1 drugs. For those with severe obesity, few see long-term benefits in diet and exercise programs, and could ...

Medical tourism for bariatric and weight-reduction surgery needs urgent regulation to protect recipients' health, especially as the data show that tourist numbers are increasing despite the advent ...

Self-esteem improves in the first year after bariatric surgery, but without ongoing work and long-term support, the emotional high may give way to post-surgical challenges.

Bariatric surgery is better than GLP-1 drugs for sustained, long term weight loss, study finds. People lost more weight with surgery than with medication.

Study comparing bariatric surgery to GLP-1 medications shows 24% total weight loss from surgery versus 4.7% from injectables, with many patients quitting GLP-1 treatment within a year.

Head-to-head study shows bariatric surgery superior to GLP-1 drugs for weight loss by American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Editors' notes ...

Metabolic, bariatric, or weight-loss surgery such as gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy has been shown to be the most effective and long-lasting treatment for severe obesity.

Bariatric surgery is better than GLP-1 drugs for sustained, long term weight loss, study finds. People lost more weight with surgery than with medication.

In fact, bariatric surgery can achieve weight loss of 25 to 30 percent, which is more than weight loss injections and behavioral interventions. Improvement of obesity-related health conditions.

The researchers found that adolescents had an increase in metabolic and bariatric surgery completion from 2021 (1376) to 2022 (1490) to 2023 (1581), with Black and Hispanic patients undergoing ...

Bariatric surgery may help reduce risks from type 2 diabetes. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass may be the best to help blood sugar management.