When Heather Jahn was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, she turned to bariatric surgery. Here, she shares ...

New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...

The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity ... This bypass leads to weight loss by restriction of food intake, as well as through a variety of poorly understood neurohormonal ...

In our country, 4 out of 10 adults are overweight, and slightly more than 1 in 10 live with a condition of obesity, a chronic ...

Gastric sleeve surgery creates a pouch that holds 2 to 5 oz of food. Your pouch will stretch over time. It’s important not to overeat after bariatric surgery because your pouch can stretch ...

Metabolic bariatric surgery is a life-changing procedure that can offer significant weight loss and health benefits for individuals struggling with obesity.

Long term, the cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery is greater than that of GLP ... injections were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for weight loss in patients with ...

Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according ...