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Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of weight loss surgical procedures, such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians ...

Gastric sleeve surgery is a surgical weight loss procedure that permanently reduces the size of the stomach. A doctor may recommend it for people with obesity who have not found other weight loss ...

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, ...

Approximately 1 in 11 adults in the United States have severe obesity. For some people, obesity can lead to serious health conditions despite dieting, exercise, and medications. When other weight loss ...