How many people who are "morbidly obese" undergo gastric bypass yearly?
Recent statistics confirm about 200,000 patients undergo bypass surgery yearly to remedy their weight problem.
How many of those 200,000 patients hit a goal weight and maintain that goal weight long term?
More than half the patients regain at least 20% of their weight within the first couple to several years post surgery.
Interestingly enough, even if you are a high profile celebrity, seen on TV or in the news on a...
Any surgery is often accompanied by complications or at least side effects. The decision to pursue gastric bypass surgery falls almost... Read more »
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Americans have a problem. Sixty-six percent of all adults in the United States are overweight or obese. The rate of obesity has doubled... Read more »
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