Bariatric Surgery News

It’s no secret that weight loss surgery patients experience a handful of health benefits including a lowered risk of diabetes, cancer and heart disease. A new study from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden reports that bariatric surgery is responsible for the reduction of deaths from cardiovascular causes such as heart attack and stroke. Their …

Bariatric Surgery May Lower Heart Attack or Stroke Deaths, Study Reports Read More »

Many gastric bypass patients go into remission with their Type II Diabetes after their surgery, often within days. However a new study by the Lund University Diabetes Centre in Sweden shows that insulin-producing beta cells increase in number as well as performance after the surgical procedure is performed. According to the lead researchers Dr. Nils …

Study Finds That Insulin Secretion Improves After Gastric Bypass Procedure In Pigs Read More »

Study found that gender, smoking status and diabetes are all better in indicators of a patient’s risk for death among their obese counterparts, University of Alberta study claims. Each year nearly 350,000 weight loss surgical procedures are performed. Worldwide women are more likely than males to endure weight loss surgery, and when they do, they …

Study Finds That BMI May Not Be Best Way to Determine Bariatric Surgery Eligibility Read More »

Obesity remains the leading cause of mortality and Type II Diabetes diagnoses worldwide. This occurs even though individuals could prevent this fate with lifestyle changes, weight loss surgery and even drug treatments. Experts suggest that pharmacological treatments offer modest benefits for treating obesity as compared to more invasive weight loss surgery procedures. However, just how …

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According to the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, the number of surgeries in the United States has increased from 13,000 to 200,000. However new research shows that while surgery makes people happy, it can also cause problems. Karen Synne Groven from The University of Oslo interviewed 22 different women aged 24 to 54 …

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This study looks at women who have a history of weight loss surgery as having an increased risk of giving birth to preterm babies or small for gestational age babies. This makes them as high-risk and they all should be classified as an at-risk pregnancy group, according to the British Medical Journal. In 2008, nearly …

Women Obesity Surgery Patients At-Risk During Future Pregnancy Read More »

Body contouring surgery is a plastic surgery procedure used in order to remove excess skin or fat from the body after excessive weight loss. This surgery helped to improve long-term weight control in patients after weight loss surgery as reported in a study in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, an official American Society of Plastic Surgeons …

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This device called the EndoBarrier offers an alternative to weight loss surgery with a minimally-invasive surgical procedure. Each year there are 220,000 weight loss surgeries each year. Many studies have shown that obese people who had weight loss surgery had a lower death rate than first expected and also see improvements in Type 2 Diabetes, …

EndoBarrier, New Tube to Replace Weight Loss Surgery Read More »

Many studies suggest that naturally-occurring bacteria in the body can influence our weight. Other studies have already shown that reconfiguring the gut microbial community makes extreme weight loss in patients that have had trouble losing weight before or whose diet shows that a patient should be losing weight and having trouble doing so. Scientists says …

Bacteria in Gut Can Influence Person’s Weight Gain or Loss Read More »

Most weight loss surgeries involve reducing the size of the patient’s stomach to a smaller pouch, which reduces the amount of food consumed. However, doctors have accidentally discovered a new way in order to cinch appetites with an even less invasive surgical procedure. But, does it work? Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital have studied the …

Does Blocking Off Gastric Artery Help to Curb Appetite? Read More »