{
  "id": 605170,
  "title": "Reinitiating obesity meds after bariatric surgery tied to greater one-year weight loss in youths",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/reinitiating-obesity-meds-after-bariatric-surgery-tied-to-greater-one",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T21:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-08-reinitiating-obesity-meds-bariatric-surgery.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A study published in JAMA Surgery reveals that restarting obesity medications, such as GLP-1 receptor agonists, shortly after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in adolescents leads to greater one-year weight loss compared to surgery alone. Researchers led by Dr. Alaina P. Vidmar from Children's Hospital Los Angeles analyzed 99 youths aged 7-20 who underwent SG between November 2023 and February 2026. Among these patients, 53 reinitiated obesity medications, with a median time to reinitiation of one month. Both groups experienced similar early postoperative weight loss through six months, but the early reinitiation group achieved greater BMI percentage reduction (−29.3% vs −25.5%) and excess BMI loss (−53.6% vs −45.7%) at 12 months. Improvements in eating behaviors were also greater in the early reinitiation group at 12 months compared to the SG-only group. There were no significant differences in postoperative complications between the two groups. Vidmar emphasized the need for a multimodal approach combining medication and surgery in the long-term management of severe obesity in youth.",
  "summary": "Restarting obesity medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, soon after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is associated with greater one-year weight loss than surgery alone in adolescents, according to a research letter published online July 22 in JAMA Surgery.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}