bariatric surgery

09 May 22

Bariatric surgery helps achieve blood pressure control

In a trial published in 2019, 100 patients with obesity and hypertension (the majority of whom did not have diabetes mellitus) were randomized to gastric bypass or medical therapy alone. Patients randomized to gastric bypass were 6 times more likely to reduce ≥30% of the total number of antihypertensive medications while maintaining controlled blood pressure […]

29 Mar 22

What are the barriers to Metabolic Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents?

According to the results of a qualitative study, there are 3 main groups of barriers related to Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents. It is estimated that 4.5 million youth in the US have severe obesity (SO). Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective and durable treatment for adolescents with SO. Yet only an estimated […]

16 Feb 22

Cancer Risk Drops After Bariatric Surgery

New study compares differences in cancer risk among bariatric patients. The Cancer Risk drops in half with over 20% weight-loss after bariatric surgery. We know how fatal cancer can be, cause obesity is second only to cigarette smoking as the most preventable form of cancer in the U.S. But obesity can be treated. Doing so […]

19 Jan 22

Why choose weight-loss surgery?

Why Surgery? Obesity is a common disease in the United States and the world. When a person has severe obesity and other medical problems like heart disease and kidney disease, surgery can be the most effective treatment. Many patients with obesity have tried to treat this on their own, with diet and exercise, but more […]

09 Dec 21