New Surgery Combo Helps Obese Rats Lose Weight and Control Blood Sugar
Researchers tested a new surgical approach combining two procedures on obese rats to see if it could help them lose weight and improve their metabolism. The …
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Why Your Body Absorbs Less Food After Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers studied 67 people who had weight loss surgery to understand why some people lose more weight than others. They measured how much energy (calories) …
Read MoreWhy Some People Gain Weight Back After Weight Loss Surgery
After weight loss surgery called sleeve gastrectomy, some patients gain back at least 10% of the weight they lost. Researchers studied 100 people who …
Read MoreNew Drug Plus Weight Loss Surgery: Does Combining Them Work Better?
Researchers tested whether adding a popular weight loss drug called semaglutide to weight loss surgery could help obese mice lose even more weight. They …
Read MoreTwo Weight Loss Surgeries Work Differently Than Expected
Researchers compared two popular weight loss surgeries to understand how they help people lose weight. One surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) works by making …
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery: Which Type Keeps Weight Off Better?
Researchers followed 54 people who had two different types of weight loss surgery for two years. One surgery (called sleeve gastrectomy) makes your stomach …
Read MoreWhat to Eat After Weight Loss Surgery to Keep Weight Off
After sleeve gastrectomy (a common weight loss surgery), many patients struggle to keep the weight off long-term and may develop nutritional problems. This …
Read MoreSmart Vitamin Plans After Weight Loss Surgery Work Better
After weight loss surgery, patients often need extra vitamins and minerals because their bodies can't absorb nutrients as well. This study looked at 313 people …
Read MoreHow Weight Loss Surgery Changes Hunger Hormones
Researchers compared three ways to lose weight: eating very little food, eating very little plus stomach surgery (sleeve), or eating very little plus a …
Read MoreWhy Some People Get Anemia After Weight Loss Surgery
Researchers studied 465 people who had a common weight loss surgery called sleeve gastrectomy to understand why some develop iron deficiency and anemia …
Read MoreTwo Weight Loss Surgeries Compared: Which Works Better?
Researchers studied 824 people in China who had one of two types of weight loss surgery to see which one worked better. One surgery makes your stomach smaller …
Read MoreWeight Loss Surgery Redo: Why Nutrition Problems Still Happen
When people have weight loss surgery and it doesn't work as well as hoped, doctors sometimes perform a second surgery to fix it. However, new research shows …
Read MoreLow Blood Sugar After Weight Loss Surgery: Who's at Risk?
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 people who had weight loss surgery to understand why some develop dangerously low blood sugar afterward. They found that about …
Read MoreWhy Taking Your Vitamins After Weight Loss Surgery Really Matters
When people have weight loss surgery, their bodies can't absorb nutrients as well as before. Researchers in India studied 32 patients after surgery to see if …
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