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Why is bariatric surgery the only realistic option for 25% weight loss?
It is difficult to lose a high amount of weight up to 25% with simple lifestyle changes like diet restrictions and more physical activity. Mr. Ahmed Ahmed says that bariatric surgery is a relatively easy way to lose up to 25% of body weight quickly.
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Why is weight loss and bariatric surgery the only effective means for 25% weight loss achievement? Well, the reason is bariatric surgery, unlike lifestyle changes or medications or balloons, bariatric surgery changes your metabolism, it changes your physiology. There are very good studies done decades ago which showed that when one has bariatric surgery, it really affects your biology. There are various hormones in your body that regulate your hunger and their levels go down after bariatric surgery. There are hormones or chemical messengers in your body that regulate fullness after a meal and their levels go up after bariatric surgery. So all these things change when you have bariatric surgery in a way to promote and maintain long-term weight loss.
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