Bariatric Surgery

DENVER — Lifestyle medicine is a central component of obesity treatment, including for adults who receive anti-obesity medications or undergo bariatric surgery, according to three speakers at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

DENVER — Following a plant-based eating plan can help people with obesity lose weight without the use of medications or bariatric surgery, according to a speaker at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

DALLAS — People with obesity who are prescribed anti-obesity medications may need to use the agents for life, but intermittent therapy can still confer health benefits, according to a speaker.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists were significantly less effective for weight loss among patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and regained weight, according to a presenter.

BOSTON — In this Healio video exclusive, Donna H. Ryan, MD, and Christopher Still, DO, FACP, discuss the optimal treatment strategy for patients who require weight loss beyond diet and lifestyle changes.

DALLAS — Social vulnerability appears to attenuate weight loss at 10 years among adolescents who underwent metabolic and bariatric surgery, researchers reported at ObesityWeek.

PHILADELPHIA — Midlife women with obesity should be counseled about anti-obesity medications and bariatric surgery in addition to diet, exercise and behavioral therapy for long-term weight-loss success, according to a speaker.

Published results showed most morbidly obese patients being evaluated for total knee arthroplasty were not able to achieve a BMI loss of 5 kg/m2 to 10 kg/m2 without a formal weight optimization program.

Although bariatric surgery is generally considered effective for the treatment of obesity, the recent death of singer-songwriter, Lisa Presley, from complications related to the procedure have shed new light on its potential risks.

Although telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy did not change short-term weight outcomes in patients 1 year after bariatric surgery, it did improve disordered eating and psychological distress, researchers reported.