Weight Loss Surgery Is Safe

By Dave Oliak | October 5, 2012
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In previous posts I’ve discussed why weight loss surgery works (Weight Loss Surgery Changes The Body Weight Set Point) and why diets don’t work (The Body Weight Set Point Prevents Weight Loss). To summarize, bariatric surgery works by changing the biologic control system that determines body weight. The biologically determined body weight “set point” is decreased.…

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Weight Loss Surgery Lowers The Body Weight Set Point

By Dave Oliak | September 6, 2012
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Blog post updated November 2020.  Weight loss surgery is by far the most effective method for losing weight and keeping it off. In a blog post entitled The Body Weight Set Point Prevents Weight Loss, I discuss why non-surgical methods for weight loss almost never work – they don’t change the set point. In this…

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