Weight-loss surgery trumps popular Ozempic treatment in shocking new comparison

Weight-loss surgery trumps popular Ozempic treatment in shocking new comparison

Bariatric surgeries found to be five times more effective than injectable GLP-1 drugs, study reveals

Weight-loss surgery was shown to be five times more effective than weekly injections of popular GLP-1 receptor agonists. (iStock)

Patients who had one of the bariatric surgeries had lost an average of 58 pounds two years later, while those who had taken a GLP-1 prescription medication for at least six months lost 12 pounds. (iStock)

Only about 1% of patients who meet the criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgeries underwent one of those procedures in 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)