Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastric bypass surgery was linked to an increased risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder compared with no ...

Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery includes procedures like gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion to help individuals with severe obesity (typically BMI, or with co-morbidities) ...

Adults who have obesity and Type 2 diabetes are much more likely to see their diabetes stay in remission if they undergo gastric bypass surgery rather than sleeve gastrectomy, even after regaining ...

One type of bariatric surgery was linked with a higher risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to results from the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Over a median ...

Gastric bypass surgery appears to reduce atherogenic blood lipids, including LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (apoB), independent of weight loss and caloric restriction, according to a small, ...

Christie Woodard had gastric bypass surgery and has since completed half marathons in 36 states across the nation ...

Gastric bypass surgery is a potential long-term cure for Type 2 diabetes, especially if the procedure is performed before the disease progresses, a new study argues. Among a large group of obese ...

“It has been a hard road, but it has been the best thing I ever did for myself.” This is how DeAnn Barfuss describes the emotional weight loss journey she embarked upon two years ago after deciding to ...

An initially large improvement in fitness levels experienced by patients with severe obesity who either had gastric bypass surgery or no intervention over an 11.5-year period ebbed over time but ...

Center for Weight Loss Surgery explains the differences between duodenal switch and gastric sleeve surgeries for weight loss.