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Metabolic adaptation
Bariatric surgery has the greatest degree of expected weight loss, at around 20%-30% at 1 year.
Bariatric surgery may be the most effective option for patients needing significant weight loss.
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Bariatric surgery has the greatest degree of expected weight loss, at around 20%-30% at 1 year.
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Source
Treating obesity to optimize women’s health outcomes
Domenica Rubino et al. · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · 2025
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