Shedding pounds is a key element to treating type 2 diabetes, but even with this motivation, many people who want to lose weight have difficulty doing so. Weight loss through Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery along with lifestyle-intensive medical management—diabetes medication… Read More ›
Overweight patients with type 2 diabetes are usually told by physicians to modify their diets and increase physical activity in the hope of causing the condition to go into remission. But a study appearing today in JAMA suggests that even… Read More ›
Although bariatric weight loss surgery is often an effective treatment for severe obesity and may reduce the risk for diabetes and heart disease, the procedure may also increase a patient’s risk for substance use. A study appearing today in the… Read More ›
Patients who undergo bariatric surgery for severe obesity may be at increased risk of developing alcohol use problems in the years following the surgery, according to an article published today in JAMA. Some surgeons and patients have expressed concern that… Read More ›
In addition to being an effective treatment for morbid obesity, bariatric surgery may also create a halo effect helping a patient’s family members lose weight. The finding appears today in the Archives of Surgery. Researchers at Stanford University School of… Read More ›
San Diego—Weight-reduction surgery is usually very effective in helping people lose weight, but also can involve complications. One complication that has become increasingly recognized as a problem in some patients who undergo weight-loss surgery is the development of dangerously low… Read More ›
A study released today in the Archives of Surgery concludes that a type of weight-loss surgery, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, offers relatively poor long-term outcomes in extremely overweight patients. The findings come a few weeks after guidelines issued by the… Read More ›
In its first focused look at bariatric (weight-loss) surgery, the American Heart Association (AHA) said the procedure is appropriate for reducing cardiac risk factors, but only for certain groups of severely obese individuals for whom the benefits of the procedure… Read More ›
