Tag: Weight Loss Surgery and Bariatric
Sleeve Gastrectomy Has Harmful Impact on Bones of Teens, Young Adults
Researchers observed decrease in mean bone strength of lumbar spine and increase in bone marrow adipose tissue
Semaglutide Better Than Liraglutide for Post-Bariatric Surgery Weight Recurrence
Findings seen for weekly semaglutide versus daily liraglutide regardless of procedure type
Youth Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on the Rise
Increases seen from 2015 to 2021 across most racial, ethnic groups
Sleeve Gastrectomy + Hiatal Hernia Repair or Fundoplication Reduces GERD
SG + HHR and SG + FP both effective for reflux resolution and weight outcomes; SG + FP superior in terms of GERD control
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Less Medication Use Over 15 or More Years
Patients use fewer lipid-lowering, cardiovascular, and antidiabetic medications after bariatric surgery versus patients not undergoing surgery
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Effective for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment
Bariatric-metabolic surgery more effective than lifestyle modification plus best medical care
DDW: Lower Risk for Obesity-Linked Cancer Seen With Bariatric Surgery
Prevalence rates lower for de novo breast cancer, colon cancer, liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer
Strength, BMD of Lumbar Spine Reduced After Sleeve Gastrectomy in Teens
Reductions in strength and trabecular BMD associated with reductions in BMI, visceral adipose tissue, muscle
Bariatric Surgery Improves Many Diabetes Complications
Improvement seen in peripheral neuropathy, while cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy were stable
Pandemic Increased Americans’ Concerns About Obesity
Greatest increases in concern seen among Black and Hispanic adults
