As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

One type of bariatric surgery was linked with a higher risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to results from the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Over a median ...

With a family history of heart disease and stroke, and her own health problems growing, Sheryl Bader knew she had to lose weight. She had reached 365 pounds on a 5-foot-3-inch frame, developing Type 2 ...

With 360 pounds hanging on his 5-foot-7 frame, Robert Stratiff was in sad shape. He had heart problems, poor circulation, wasted knees and sleep apnea that kept him awake most nights. Miserable at age ...

400 patients having had a gastric bypass at the center since it opened four years ago have achieved similar success. "I would say that 80 percent of the people have kept 80 percent of their excess ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher percentage of adults who underwent gastric bypass lost 50% or more excess weight at 3 years compared ...

Patients who undergo such procedures as gastric bypass for weight control are often left with chronic intestinal malabsorption and may have increased risk for anemia, osteoporosis, and a host of other ...