Research
Metabolic adaptation
Bariatric surgery provides clinically significant and sustained weight loss for individuals with obesity.
Bariatric surgery should be considered for patients needing significant and lasting weight loss.
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Critically, bariatric surgery not only provided clinically significant weight loss for individuals with obesity, but resulted in sustained weight loss in the long term.
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The claim is based on established outcomes of bariatric surgery.
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