September 8, 2011 — Compared with gastric bypass bariatric surgery, the harms of duodenal switch surgery may outweigh the benefits, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial reported ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch surgery reported high mental and physical ...

Background: Patients with morbid obesity have an increased risk for anxiety and depression. The "duodenal switch" is perhaps the most effective obesity surgery procedure for inducing weight loss.

Body mass index (BMI) is increasing in developed countries, where almost 50% of the adult population is now overweight or obese. This trend has also been described in diseases traditionally associated ...

Losing weight in America is big business. Americans spend $61 billion a year on everything from diet pills and exercise videos to meal plans, health club memberships and medical treatment. One of the ...

A study published in JAMA Surgery compared long-term weight loss and other outcomes, along with adverse effects, of different surgical methods for weight loss. Obesity has grown from a health concern ...