The term bariatric is derived from the Greek words for “weight” and “to treat.” Originally, as its name denotes, this form of surgery was aimed at helping people manage obesity. But as medical science ...

Across all income levels, bariatric surgery resulted in better diabetes control than GLP-1s or similar medications, a study ...

In a review of 258 patients with Type 2 diabetes who underwent metabolic bariatric surgery or medical and lifestyle interventions, including GLP-1 drugs, surgery was superior regardless of social ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity maintained a 19.3% body weight reduction 12 years after bariatric ...

Randomized clinical trial data showed continued long-term improvement in diabetes outcomes with bariatric surgery compared to medical/lifestyle intervention in people with type 2 diabetes and a ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Adults with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery had ...

Bariatric surgery is a widely recognized intervention for obesity management. The medical intervention alters the digestive system to limit the amount of food that can be eaten or absorbed or affect ...

For adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), surgery is superior to medical therapy for reducing hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels and achieving weight loss, regardless of social deprivation, according to a ...

HbA1c decreased by 1.6% from a baseline of 8.7% in the bariatric surgery group compared with 0.2% from a baseline of 8.2% in the medical/lifestyle group for a between-group difference of -1.4% at 7 ...

As we enter the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans find they have gained weight. There are many reasons for this. Gyms were closed, people turned to comfort food to cope with the ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

New data show that sleeve gastrectomy, but not Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is linked with better disease-specific outcomes in morbidly obese patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous ...