"Forever" PFAS chemicals might hamper a teenager's ability to drop excess weight, even if they've undergone weight-loss ...

USC researchers found that adolescents with higher pre-surgery blood levels of PFAS regained more weight after bariatric ...

Tonia Brown and Tonie Ervin do many things together, including changing their diet, walking more and undergoing bariatric ...

Adolescents exposed to toxic “forever chemicals” may be more likely to regain weight lost after bariatric surgery, a new ...

Greater exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, may undermine ...

More than 50 have gotten bariatric surgery through the Wellness Incentive Program so far.

Finland will begin offering bariatric surgery to severely obese minors this autumn, starting at Turku University Hospital.

Obesity is a mounting health crisis globally and is linked to various chronic conditions. For those battling obesity, ...

When bariatric surgery was first conceived, its primary purpose was just to help people lose weight. Today, we know it does that—but also so much more. According to the American Society for ...

After four years, 9.4% of patients who got bariatric surgery reported they had separated or divorced. Among obese patients who got weight-loss advice only, 5.5% had undergone divorce or separation ...

Bariatric surgery is a type of surgery that helps severely overweight people permanently lose weight. There are several types of bariatric surgery, but all of these surgeries help reduce your appetite ...