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2. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass is indicated for the surgical treatment of severe obesity, a diagnosis which is made when the patient is seriously obese, has been unable to achieve satisfactory and sustained weight loss by dietary efforts and has comorbid conditions that are either life-threatening or serious impairment to the quality of life.

3. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   This is the most commonly performed operation for weight loss in the United States, with approximately 140,000 gastric bypass procedures performed in 2005. [18] A 2021 evidence update comparing the benefits and harms of bariatric procedures found that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and sleeve gastrectomy both effectively reduced weight and ...

4. Semaglutide, gastric bypass delay weight loss plateau, study ...

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   Weight loss surgery, like gastric bypass, had the greatest results in helping delay the plateau for participants by adding another year on average on top of that before hitting a plateau.

5. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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   According to an episode of Oprah Winfrey that aired on October 24, 2006, 30% of people who undergo weight-loss surgery such as VBG or gastric bypass develop addiction transference, which is transferring the previous addiction to food with a new addiction to alcoholism. The show stressed the importance of examining the root causes of addiction ...

6. Intestinal bypass - Wikipedia

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   Intestinal bypass is a bariatric surgery performed on patients with morbid obesity to create an irreversible weight loss, when implementing harsh restrictions on the diets have failed. [1] Jejunocolic anastomosis was firstly employed. [2] Nonetheless, it led to some unexpected complications such as severe electrolyte imbalance and liver failure ...

7. 'Bob Hearts Abishola' star Billy Gardell says 'you can change ...

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   The 53-year-old actor reflects on his weight loss journey nearly two years after gastric bypass surgery. 'Bob Hearts Abishola' star Billy Gardell says 'you can change anything' after over 150 ...