Research
Metabolic adaptation
RYGB showed significantly greater weight loss than SG at both 12 months (30.3% vs. 25.4%; p < 0.001) and 24 months (26.3% vs. 21.4%; p < 0.001).
Practitioners should consider RYGB for patients seeking greater weight loss outcomes.
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RYGB showed significantly greater weight loss than SG at both 12 (30.3% vs. 25.4%; p < 0.001) and 24 months (26.3% vs. 21.4%; p < 0.001).
Why this rating
Based on analysis of weight loss data from a large cohort of 811 patients.
Source
Personalizing bariatric metabolic surgery: Predictors of weight-loss success and risk of weight recurrence
Simona Panunzi et al. · Metabolism · 2026
cohort · n=811
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