Bariatric Surgery

Men were less likely than women to have weight-loss surgery, and that gap has widened over time, while Black patients were less likely than those of other races to have a procedure, and that gap has narrowed slightly, new data show.

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PHILADELPHIA — Tirzepatide 15 mg produced similar weight loss results as bariatric surgery among patients with obesity but had a favorable safety profile, according to a presenter at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

SAN ANTONIO — Half of adolescents had two or more micronutrient deficiencies 10 years after metabolic and bariatric surgery, with deficiencies more common after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to a presentation at ObesityWeek.

PHILADELPHIA — None of the top 25 insurers in the United States offer explicit policy coverage for primary or revisional endoscopic bariatric therapies, according to data presented at the ACG Annual Scientific Meeting.

Among patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery, the proportion taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist in the year before their procedure rose sharply between 2018 and 2023, researchers reported.

PHILADELPHIA — The rate of alcohol-associated liver disease among women is the rise and physicians must keep it in mind when discussing medical history with their female patients, according to a review presented here.

The rate of metabolic bariatric surgery decreased from 2022 to 2023, whereas the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists as anti-obesity medications grew over twofold, a research letter showed.