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2. When it comes to weight loss, which is right for you: Surgery ...

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   One of the biggest factors is your body-mass index. Those with a BMI between 27 and 30 typically are not candidates for surgery but could see benefits from medication.

3. 4 Common Weight Loss Surgeries (& 3 Alternatives) - AOL

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   How Weight Loss Surgery Works. Weight loss surgery physically alters your digestive system to promote weight loss over time. The most common types of surgery aim to restrict food intake and/or ...

4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size ( stomach reduction surgery ), [ 3 ] reduction ...

5. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery ("weight loss surgery") is the use of surgical intervention in the treatment of obesity. As every operation may have complications, surgery is only recommended for severely obese people (BMI > 40) who have failed to lose weight following dietary modification and pharmacological treatment.

6. Weight Loss Injections: What You Need to Know, From ... - AOL

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   Weight loss injections are safe and effective when used as prescribed. GLP-1s are usually prescribed alongside a healthy diet and frequent exercise. GLP-1s are usually prescribed alongside a ...

7. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity; gastric bypass is one of four types of operations for morbid obesity; laparoscopic surgery is equally effective and as safe as open surgery; patients should undergo comprehensive preoperative evaluation and have multi-disciplinary support for optimum outcome

8. 1 in 10 Americans have tried injectable weight loss ... - AOL

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   The market for injectable weight loss medications has experienced rapid growth. Goldman Sachs Research predicts the global anti-obesity drug market could reach $100 billion by 2030.. In tandem ...

9. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] In many cases, sleeve gastrectomy is as effective as gastric bypass surgery, including improvements in glucose homeostasis before substantial weight loss has occurred. This weight-loss independent benefit is related to the decrease in gastric volume, changes in gut peptides, and expression of genes involved in glucose absorption. [10] [11]