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Bariatric surgery has long been proven as an effective treatment to drastically improve quality of life for morbidly obese patients and address serious health issues, such as type II diabetes, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol. However...

For a country obsessed with losing weight, spending more than $60 billion a year trying to shed pounds, Americans are failing miserably. Even though we know the health risks that come with being too overweight, almost 78 million adults and 13 million...

Introduction Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in association with obesity is an increasing disease burden. Bariatric surgery is the only effective therapy for achieving remission of T2D among those with morbid obesity. It is unclear which of the two most commonly...

Gastric sleeve surgery is a new type bariatric surgery. This surgical approach involves the permanent removal of about 85 percent of the stomach so that it takes the shape of a tube rather than a large pouch. Although there is not as much long-term clinical...

Researching Your Weight Loss Surgery Options When a person is severely overweight, it is often difficult for them to become successful with their weight loss journey. Even with diet and exercises changes, it is still easy to end up overeating and then...