These patients loss enough weight to improve some of their comorbidities, but they are more prone to regain weight 2 years after surgery. Conclusions: A fifth of the patients undergoing bariatric surgery may not lose enough weight to be considered successful by current standards. Some patients may...
One of the biggest challenges in the management of obesity is the prevention of weight regain after successful weight loss. Weight regain after weight loss has large interindividual variation. Although many factors probably contribute to this variation, we hypothesize that variability in biological respon...
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Defining Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery: a Call for Standardization Background Some weight regain is expected after bariatric surgery; however, this concept is not well defined. A favorable weight loss response has commonly... Grover, Brandon T.Morell, Michael C.Kothari, Shanu N.Borgert, An...
In those 4 studies, weight regain began 3 years after surgery for patients undergoing RYGB and AGB, implying that the long-term effects of these procedures might not be durable. It is unclear whether weight loss after bariatric surgery is superior to nonsurgical care in the long term.19,21,...
BH-05: Optimizing long-term weight control after bariatric surgery Background Approximately 20% of bariatric surgery patients experience inadequate weight loss or weight regain. Although the mechanisms for postoperative weight control are not fully understood, several studies indicate postoperative bing......
Weight regain is one of the most important concerns of dietitians and is still not clear why it is so difficult to maintain weight after a period of weight loss. Throughout the literature, there are several definitions of weight maintenance. It can be defined, for example, as “an initial ...
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Endoscopic bariatric procedures, known as EBPs, present a minimally invasive alternative to traditional weight loss surgery. By utilizing the endoscope and the Apollo Overstitch device, which operates similarly to a sewing machine, this technique has proven highly effective in helping patients achieve ...