At least two recent studies have found bariatric surgery more cost-effective, long term, than the pricey glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist obesity medications. Another recent study ...
A new systematic review and meta-analysis of studies presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, ...
Many consider significant weight loss a huge accomplishment—a triumph over adversity. But those who’ve shed lots of pounds sometimes find there’s an unexpected downside to their achievement. They ...
The question needs a straight answer. Bariatric surgery is called extreme far more often than obesity itself is. That imbalance reflects how this condition is still viewed, by the public and, at ...
Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD, is an endocrinologist at the University of Chicago in Illinois. As a physician-scientist in molecular biology, she uses her research on diabetes, lipid disorders, ...
Amid the surge in GLP-1 weight-loss medications, some have questioned whether invasive procedures like lap band, gastric sleeve and bypass surgeries could wane in popularity. Carnie Wilson, of the ...