Taking GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy before bariatric surgery may not boost weight loss after the procedure, a new study found. However, experts say the medications may still provide ...

The gastric bypass diet doesn’t have to mean being chained to a clock. After months of forcing myself to eat every two hours regardless of whether I was hungry or full, I realized I was working ...

Restarting obesity medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, soon after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is associated with greater one-year weight loss than surgery alone in ...

Prediabetes may leave a molecular “footprint” on fat tissue that makes maintaining weight loss after bariatric surgery difficult, new research showed. “Our study shows that prediabetes is associated ...

Bariatric surgery patients who took GLP-1 medications prior to surgery lost the same amount of weight after 1 year as ...

The proportion of patients taking a GLP-1 weight-loss drug following bariatric surgery increased substantially in recent years, although the timing of initiation after surgery varied widely, a large ...

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide or tirzepatide, at the end of two years, ...