New Study Shows Long-term Effectiveness of Gastric Bypass in …
SAN DIEGO – June 12, 2024 — Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a type of weight-loss surgery, kept type 2 diabetes in remission for up to 15 years and most of the weight off for up to 20 years in one of the largest long-term studies of patients undergoing the procedure.
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Bariatric Surgery More Effective and Durable Than New Obesity …
Jun 11, 2024 · Metabolic, bariatric, or weight-loss surgery such as gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy has been shown to be the most effective and long-lasting treatment for severe obesity. The operations improve or resolve diseases including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure and leads to significant and durable weight loss.
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Weight Loss Surgery Misunderstood by Most Americans
Jan 8, 2024 · Two of the most common types of bariatric surgery are a gastric bypass, in which the top part of the stomach is isolated from the rest, and a sleeve gastrectomy, in which 80 percent of the stomach ...
Gastric bypass shows slight edge over sleeve gastrectomy in long …
Jan 25, 2024 · In a recent phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from the Netherlands investigated and compared the long-term weight loss...
Bariatric surgery more effective and durable than new obesity …
Jun 11, 2024 · Systematic reviews of medical literature between 2020 and 2024 show that bariatric surgery, also known as metabolic or weight-loss surgery, produces the greatest and most sustained weight...
Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery - The …
Dec 7, 2023 · Bariatric surgery is a major operation that, for the right patients, can ward off heart disease, diabetes and strokes. Bellevue, which serves a disproportionately poor and obese population,...
Yale researchers reflect on adolescent bariatric surgery
Nov 9, 2023 · Sleeve gastrectomy — one of the most common types — permanently reduces the size of a patient’s stomach, restricting how much food they can eat in one sitting. The surgery also reduces the amount of hunger hormones the stomach produces.
Positive metabolic effects of gastric bypass disappear quickly
Aug 17, 2023 · A new study raises questions about the efficacy of bariatric operations involving gastric bypass. The results show that the biggest metabolic changes happened directly after surgery.