Weight loss: Bariatric surgery more effective than obesity drugs

- Researchers say weight loss surgery is the best option for losing and sustaining weight loss. - GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy help people lose weight, but the researchers said weight often returns when people stop taking the medications. - Researchers reported that 10 years after bariatric surgery, many people still weighed 25% less than before their operation. Compared to GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy, bariatric surgery provides the most significant and most sustained weight loss, …