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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. American Heart Association - Wikipedia

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   In 2018, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology issued new guidelines for clinicians on the management of cholesterol as a way to reduce risk for heart attack and stroke. Newly included in the guidelines is a recommendation to use coronary artery calcium score if healthcare providers are having difficulty deciding if ...

5. 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 ...

6. Weight loss: New dietary guidelines for people taking Wegovy ...

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   Risks of nutritional imbalances while taking weight loss drugs. Michelle Routhenstein, RD, a preventive cardiology dietitian at EntirelyNourished, who was not involved in the research, told MNT ...

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

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   Options include bariatric surgery or using prescribed medication, such as Ozempic. But how do you know which option is the best for you? Brian Cantor, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., a bariatric ...

8. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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   The term bariatrics was coined around 1965, [2] from the Greek root bar- ("weight" as in barometer), suffix-iatr ("treatment," as in pediatrics), and suffix-ic ("pertaining to"). 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 ...

9. 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 ...