Key Takeaways

Weight-loss surgery might have a better impact on health than GLP-1 drugs

People lost more weight after surgery compared to the drugs

They also had fewer health problems like heart or kidney disease

FRIDAY, Sept. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound are all the rage for dropping excess pounds, but weight-loss surgery might have a better impact on people’s health, a new study says.

People who had weight-loss surgery lost more weight, lived longer and faced fewer serious health problems compared to those prescribed GLP-1 drugs, researchers reported Sept. 16 in the journal Nature Medicine .

“Even with today’s best medicines, metabolic surgery offers unique and lasting benefits for people with obesity and diabetes,” senior researc

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