Bariatric surgeries are typically safe and require thorough preparation and follow-up. Life-threatening complications are rare, but possible.

Yoga is like a magical wand – it is a cure for everything! Like other issues, yoga can work wonders for gastric problems as well. Yoga soothes the stomach and helps get your digestion on track. Did ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, researchers investigated whether Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces cardiovascular risk factors independent of calorie restriction and weight loss.

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...

As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

400 patients having had a gastric bypass at the center since it opened four years ago have achieved similar success. "I would say that 80 percent of the people have kept 80 percent of their excess ...

Gastric sleeve surgery is a surgical weight loss procedure that permanently reduces the size of the stomach. A doctor may recommend it for people with obesity who have not found other weight loss ...

Patients who undergo such procedures as gastric bypass for weight control are often left with chronic intestinal malabsorption and may have increased risk for anemia, osteoporosis, and a host of other ...

If you are eligible for bariatric surgery, two procedures can be considered: gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass surgery. Both procedures are aimed at helping qualifying individuals lose weight.