Greater exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, may undermine ...

Karen Roberts and Lawana Davenport have a lot in common, including a shared journey through bariatric surgery that helped ...

Adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery face a higher risk of weight regain, which can undermine treatment success and long ...

USC researchers found that adolescents with higher pre-surgery blood levels of PFAS regained more weight after bariatric ...

"Forever" PFAS chemicals might hamper a teenager's ability to drop excess weight, even if they've undergone weight-loss ...

Obesity is a mounting health crisis globally and is linked to various chronic conditions. For those battling obesity, ...

Finland will begin offering bariatric surgery to severely obese minors this autumn, starting at Turku University Hospital.

Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery that helps severely overweight people permanently lose weight. There are several types of bariatric surgery, but all of these surgeries help reduce your appetite ...

More than 50 have gotten bariatric surgery through the Wellness Incentive Program so far.

Overall, the researchers found that self-esteem scores more than doubled just 12 months after bariatric surgery — from 33.6 at baseline to 75.5 (out of 100) at 12 months (P < .0001).

Finally, surgery is less expensive than medications. While its first-year cost ranges from €3000 to €4500, compared with €2400 to €3600 for medications, the 5-year total costs, including ...

Bariatric surgery requires anesthesia to put you under sleep, but it can produce additional side effects or surgical ...