Jimmy Sanchez is one of about 270 thousand patients that have Bariatric surgery each year in the U.S. Sanchez’s surgeon, ...

Sally G, a 38-year-old white woman from Atlanta, has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). She stands 64 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. Her body mass index (BMI) is 38.2 kg/m 2 and her glycated ...

CHEWING miserably on a Cheestrings, Whitney Ainscough looks down at her concave stomach and sighs. The single mum-of-three, who earns up to £70,000 a month as a ‘benefits influencer’ and has shed ...

—Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with variable rates of remission and relapse. Reviewed by Clifton Jackness, MD, Attending Physician ...

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...

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 ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Endoscopic bariatric surgery within the past few years ...

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 ...

Across all income levels, bariatric surgery resulted in better diabetes control than GLP-1s or similar medications, a study ...

Combining glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) with endoscopic bariatric therapy is a promising way to manage obesity, say the authors of a new review of relevant research. The review ...

Medically reviewed by Jennifer Schwartz, MD Key Takeaways You need to follow your surgeon's instructions for diet and ...