Both the new weight loss drugs and bariatric (weight loss) surgery improve body composition in patients with obesity by inducing a moderate loss of fat-free mass (including lean muscle) along with a ...

Vince Wescott was ready for top surgery. He had the cash saved up, he’d gotten a letter from his therapist, and he’d sent in the required photos of his chest and torso in preparation for a ...

Bariatric surgery patients and GLP-1 medication users had fat-mass reductions of 49.7% and 18%, respectively, after 2 years. Surgery led to higher fat-free mass to fat-mass ratios, suggesting more ...

Both bariatric surgery and treatment with GLP‑1 receptor agonists were associated with reductions in fat mass over 2 years of follow-up. Although both interventions were linked to reductions in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Free testosterone rose from 4.8 ng/dL before bariatric surgery to 8.4 ng/dL at 3 years. Change in testosterone ...

Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 receptor agonists both reduced fat mass over 2 years of treatment, but surgery was associated with a more favorable body composition, a cohort study indicated. By month 24, ...