In our country, 4 out of 10 adults are overweight, and slightly more than 1 in 10 live with a condition of obesity, a chronic ...

As the FDA issues a new warning about aspiration across all GLP-1 weight loss drugs, doctor groups are giving new ...

The new guidance, contrasting with earlier recommendations, says these incrementally used agents can be taken up until the ...

Liquid diets include replacing solid foods with liquids, such as juices, smoothies, and protein shakes, or turning solid food ...

maxillofacial or bariatric surgery.” Individuals who require a balanced diet (like children, pregnant women, or athletes) should generally avoid liquid diets unless supervised by a healthcare ...

In a multisociety clinical practice guidance document, published online Oct. 29 in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, ...

maxillofacial or bariatric surgery.” Individuals who require a balanced diet (like children, pregnant women, or athletes) ...

In a practice-changing guideline reversal, medical societies advised on Tuesday that most patients do not need to stop taking ...

The groups signing off on the guidance include the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the American Gastroenterological Association, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery .

Because these popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs delay ... most can continue their medication up until the day of surgery, but should follow a liquid diet for 24 hours before the procedure ...

GLP-1s, used to treat obesity, diabetes and heart problems, delay gastric emptying, and residual food or liquid in the stomach at the time of surgery with general anesthesia, may increase the risk ...