This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you’re struggling with weight, you’re not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, ...

Weight loss surgery—also known as bariatric surgery—is a broad term that describes surgical procedures designed to help you lose weight. Weight loss surgeries do this by adjusting the stomach and ...

If you’re struggling with weight, you’re not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, exercise and medications, some might explore the idea of weight ...

Sleeve gastrectomy, a procedure where surgeons remove about 80 percent of the stomach, has become the most popular method of weight-loss surgery in America, surpassing laparoscopic gastric bypass, ...

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide or tirzepatide, at the end of two years, ...

University of Maryland Medical System surgeons break down how weight loss surgery works, who qualifies and what patients can ...

* Significant weight loss through bariatric surgery often leaves patients with excess skin that no amount of exercise can address. * Many patients now plan their transformation in stages: weight loss ...

STANDING on the scales, Jess Toms felt a wave of panic wash over her. It was the 60th time she’d weighed herself that day, and the numbers weren’t budging, sending her anxiety rocketing before her ...

A woman among the first in America to take the new Wegovy pill has claimed that she is yet to have any side effects. Sharon ...