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Large follow-up study demonstrates long-term benefits of weight-loss surgery in young people
Ten years after undergoing bariatric surgery as teens, over half of study participants demonstrated not only sustained weight loss, but also resolution of obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to the report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
GLP-1RAs offer comparable weight loss to bariatric surgery with fewer side effects
Tirzepatide 15 mg produced similar weight loss results as bariatric surgery among patients with obesity but had a favorable safety profile, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.
Metabolic and bariatric surgery safe and effective for patients with severe obesity
A team of researchers led by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Dr. Florina Corpodean has confirmed through a data analysis that metabolic and bariatric surgery is largely safe and effective for patients who are experiencing severe obesity.
Is eating once a day a good idea? Experts share varying opinions on the ‘OMAD diet’
Dubbed the One Meal a Day (OMAD) diet, it’s a form of intermittent fasting that involves eating all the day’s calories in a single meal, after 23 hours of fasting.
Zepbound bests Wegovy for weight loss in new trial
Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co., has outperformed its main competitor, Wegovy, in a clinical trial funded by Lilly.