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Bariatric surgery is a highly effective intervention to induce weight loss with durability over 10 or more years.
Bariatric surgery can be considered a long-term solution for significant weight loss.
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Bariatric surgery is a highly effective intervention to induce weight loss, with observational data demonstrating durability of weight loss over 10 or more years.
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The claim is supported by observational data.
Source
Treatment of obesity: will incretin agonists make bariatric surgery a thing of the past?
Siehoon Lah et al. · Internal Medicine Journal · 2025
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