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Weight Loss Surgery Is More Effective Than Diet and Exercise in Helping Severely Obese People Lose Weight

by Melinda Maggard Gibbons, Lisa R. Shugarman, Marika Booth, Margaret A. Maglione, Harvey J Sugarman, Edward H Livingston, Thanh-Nghia Nguyen, Zhaoping Li, Walter Mojica, Lara Hilton, Shannon Rhodes, Sally C. Morton, Paul G. Shekelle

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With a reported rise in the number of procedures — and complications — researchers at the Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center examined the effectiveness and risks of weight loss surgery by analyzing nearly 150 published studies.

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