Weight loss surgeries, also called bariatric surgeries, help people achieve long-term weight loss. Surgery may help you if you are severely overweight, have weight-related medical problems, or both.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you’re struggling with weight, you’re not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, ...

Where you live and the coverage you have determine what type of surgery you have access to. Some companies only cover a few types of stomach surgeries for weight loss. You may also need to meet ...

COPPELL, Texas -- Carlos Saucedo was living in Coppell when he said he was enticed by a bariatric surgery website that states "it's about changing your life." But he said that change was very much for ...

“Obesity is one of the most urgent public health problems in our nation today,” said Jay Bhatt, chief medical officer of the American Hospital Association in his online article in POLITICO. The ...

Over 3 million adults in the UK are living with severe obesity (BMI ≥40, or ≥35 with comorbidities), which raises the risk of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, poor mental health, time off work, and ...