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2. 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 ...

3. 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.

4. Losing Weight After 50 Is Possible: 21 Effective Tips From ...

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   Find out how age and weight go together, here. Plus, expert tips for losing weight after 50, including diet plans, calorie needs, and low-impact workouts.

5. Very-low-calorie diet - Wikipedia

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   VLCDs are efficient and recommended for liver fat reduction and weight loss before bariatric surgery. [8] [9] A 2001 review found that VLCD has no serious harmful effect when done under medical supervision, for periods of 8–16 weeks with an average weight loss of 1.5-2.5 kg/week. [26]

6. Obesity - Wikipedia

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   Surgery for severe obesity is associated with long-term weight loss, improvement in obesity-related conditions, [212] and decreased overall mortality; however, improved metabolic health results from the weight loss, not the surgery. [213] One study found a weight loss of between 14% and 25% (depending on the type of procedure performed) at 10 ...

7. Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong - The Huffington Post

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   The first is that diets do not work. Not just paleo or Atkins or Weight Watchers or Goop, but all diets. Since 1959, research has shown that 95 to 98 percent of attempts to lose weight fail and that two-thirds of dieters gain back more than they lost. The reasons are biological and irreversible.