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2. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Most patients do remain obese (BMI 25-35) following surgery despite significant weight loss, and patients with BMI over 40 tended to lose more weight than those with BMI under 40. [29] [30] Concerning metabolic syndrome, bariatric surgery patients were able to achieve remission 2.4 times as often as those who underwent nonsurgical treatment.

3. Bariatrics - Wikipedia

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   This meta-analysis also found that median life-expectancy was 9.3 years longer for obese adults with diabetes who received bariatric surgery as compared to routine (non-surgical) care, whereas the life expectancy gain was 5.1 years longer for obese adults without diabetes. [17] The combination of approaches used may be tailored to each patient ...

4. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass is indicated for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity, a diagnosis which is made when the patient is seriously obese, has been unable to achieve satisfactory and sustained weight loss by dietary efforts, and has comorbid conditions which are either life-threatening or serious impairment to the quality of life.

5. Intestinal bypass - Wikipedia

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   Intestinal bypass is a bariatric surgery performed on patients with morbid obesity to create an irreversible weight loss, when implementing harsh restrictions on the diets have failed. [1] Jejunocolic anastomosis was firstly employed. [ 2 ]

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

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 percent of adults and about one-third of children now meet the clinical definition of overweight or obese. More Americans live with “extreme obesity“ than with breast cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s and HIV put together.

7. Harvey Fierstein Lost 120 lbs. on Zepbound: 'Being Fat Is Not ...

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   After gaining weight during the Covid-19 pandemic, Harvey Fierstein says that he’s now lost 120 lbs., — all thanks to weight-loss medication. In typically irreverent Fierstein fashion, the ...