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Causes of significant and early loss of FFM after bariatric surgery
There is a significant and early loss of fat-free mass (FFM) in patients with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery, which is not...


Emotional factors impact physical activity post-bariatric surgery
A study investigating the positive and negative emotional experiences of physical activity in post-bariatric patients has found that...


Latin American certification gains momentum at the Brazilian Congress of Bariatric Surgery
The search for quality in bariatric and metabolic surgery was one of the main themes discussed during the XXI Brazilian Congress of...


We’re not acting fast enough against diabetes and obesity
In a data packed panel, Dr. Steven Nissen showed how the consequences of not catching up to the obesity and diabetes epidemic are...


Results and conclusions of the STAMPEDE trial
The STAMPEDE trial is one of the most quoted by scholars that study the efficacy and safety of metabolic surgery in comparison to...


How is ASMBS spreading the awareness of the benefits of metabolic surgery to fight the surge of T2DM
In the 21 years since the first discovery of the benefits of bariatrics surgery to the control of diabetes, bigger and bigger strides...


Bigger and better studies are essential for the evolution of metabolic surgery against T2DM and CVD
In his first panel in this year’s Brazilian Bariatric Surgery Congress, happening in São Paulo, Dr. Steven Nissen presented the latest...


The time to have a less conservative approach to the current obesity treatment is now
In his lecture in this year’s Brazilian Bariatric Surgery Congress, Dr Karl Miller stated the importance that a more modern medical and...


Bariatric surgery significantly decreases future risk of liver disease complications
Patients with obesity and advanced fatty liver disease who had bariatric surgery significantly lowered their future risk of liver disease...


Meta-analysis finds bariatric surgery has 0.08% mortality rate
Bariatric surgery has an overall 0.08% mortality rate with no statistically significant difference between overall, 30-day, 90-day or...
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