People who are overweight and seeking bariatric surgery can qualify more easily under the first revision of guidelines since 1991. Dr. Pavlos Papasavas, co-director of research for the department of ...

Are you looking for an online presurgical psychological assessment, as required by your bariatric surgeon or insurance? Would you like information about yourself that will help you on your weight loss ...

Bariatric surgery leads to more weight loss that lasts longer, compared to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy and behavioral changes such as diet and exercise, new ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

Most Americans are wrong about surgical treatments for obesity, medical professionals have warned. That assessment comes after a nationally representative survey of U.S. adults found that so-called ...

Johna Burdeos is a family mom, registered dietitian and freelance writer. Having provided nutrition care to many patients with acute and chronic medical conditions over the years, Johna is passionate ...

A new study has confirmed that weight loss or bariatric surgery is safe and very effective, and, for a large percentage of people who were diabetic before the surgery, meant that they didn’t require ...

Bariatric surgery is an extremely effective tool for obesity. The procedure’s effects on various forms of cancer is not well understood. A new review now sheds some light on the relationship between ...