Did you know that there are around two dozen different risks that every gastric surgery patient should be aware of before opting for the procedure? Even though your surgeon will explain all potential bariatric surgery risks and complications, it’s always a good idea to do your research beforehand so that you could be more mentally…

Even though the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has always been seen as the “flagship” or gold standard of weight-loss surgeries, recent studies have shown that there is a new king in town – sleeve gastrectomy (SG). When still back in 2011, gastric bypass was performed almost two times more often than the sleeve gastrectomy, then…

According to live reports, in the January of 2021, more than 1.7 billion adults are overweight, and over 770 million of them are obese. More and more people are being added to the list, and the numbers are concerning. Even though food and fitness industries are booming due to the increase of overweight people, healthcare…

According to WHO, by 2022, there will be more obese children and adolescents than underweight.  If that hypothesis isn’t terrifying enough, then take a look at the last four decades. From 1975 to 2016, obese children and adolescents’ tally rose from 11 million to 124 million – bigger than a tenfold increase. Not to mention…