Which Is More Effective for Weight Loss, GLP-1 Drugs or Surgery? New Study Has Answer
When researchers analyzed weight loss results from patients who took GLP-1 drugs and those who’d undergone bariatric surgery, one method led to much more weight loss.
GLP-1 medications have become game changers for people trying to lose weight, but bariatric surgery is still superior when it comes to total and lasting weight loss, a new study has found.
Patients who underwent a sleeve gastrectomy or gastric bypass lost about five times more weight after two years than people who had weekly injections of semaglutide or tirzepatide (the active ingredients in the anti-obesity drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, respectively), researchers reported Tuesday, June 17, at a meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
