“It has been a hard road, but it has been the best thing I ever did for myself.” This is how DeAnn Barfuss describes the emotional weight loss journey she embarked upon two years ago after deciding to ...

After my gastric-bypass surgery, I lost 90 pounds; people keep saying I was beautiful before that. I wish people knew I had surgery for health reasons, not because I wanted to be prettier. Instead of ...

A new study from Lund University in Sweden raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who've undergone surgery to manage their obesity may lose more weight if they start exercising, a new study suggests. More and more severely obese adults are turning ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Postmenopausal women who received a daily prebiotic supplement years after gastric bypass saw no change in ...

Taking the GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide (Saxenda) might help bariatric surgery patients maintain weight loss, a double-blind, placebo-controlled study suggested. In patients who had successfully ...

Two months after his gastric bypass surgery, the impact of Bruce Melvin's new, leaner look became abundantly clear as he stood behind his lawn mower, his now-oversized pants bunched up around his ...

Answer: A. Nonspecific postprandial symptoms that can be attributed to hypoglycemia are fairly common in patients with a history of gastric bypass. Hypoglycemia is defined as a blood glucose value ...

According to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), 41.9% of U.S.

Bariatric surgery patients who opted for sleeve gastrectomy saw a lower risk of death, a new study found. In a retrospective cohort study of nearly 100,000 Medicare patients with severe obesity, those ...

People who have used GLP-1 medications—better known by their brand names like Ozempic, Mounjaro or Wegovy—have likely seen meaningful changes in their health, such as improved blood sugar, lower blood ...