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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. Hygroscopy - Wikipedia

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   The volume of a particular material or compound is affected by ambient moisture and may be considered its coefficient of hygroscopic expansion (CHE) (also referred to as CME, or coefficient of moisture expansion) or the coefficient of hygroscopic contraction (CHC)—the difference between the two terms being a difference in sign convention.

4. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   The Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovation thresholds is an expert panel with gastroenterologists and surgeons from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and in 2015, this panel recommended that any new endoscopic therapy for weight loss should ...

5. The 7 Simple Phrases That Could Make All the Difference in ...

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   Dr. Virginia Weaver, MD, bariatric surgeon at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis, Tennessee, agrees that one of the biggest keys to weight loss is simply being kind to yourself.

6. Weight-loss surgery may preserve kidney health more ... - AOL

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   Of these, 183 received surgery, while 242 received GLP-1 diabetes drugs, which also promote weight loss. Participants were followed for a median of 5.8 years. Participants were followed for a ...

7. Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy ...

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   That represented about 1% of all U.S. residents eligible for weight loss operations. Weight loss operations increased in 2022 from the year before, perhaps due to spillover from the COVID-19 ...

8. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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   The field encompasses dieting, exercise and behavioral therapy approaches to weight loss, as well as pharmacotherapy and surgery. The term is also used in the medical field as somewhat of a euphemism to refer to people of larger sizes without regard to their participation in any treatment specific to weight loss, such as medical supply catalogs ...

9. US obesity rates drop for 1st time in a decade, with possible ...

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   For the first time in over a decade, obesity rates in the United States may finally be heading in the right direction and new weight loss drugs like semaglutide could be part of the reason why. A ...