Puget Sound Bariatrics Center

Elvis Duran opens up to Dr. Oz about gastric sleeve surgery and his weight loss journey.

Studies reveal how teasing and discrimination based on a person's weight may lead to more weight gain due to stress responses that include comfort eating and cravings.

Read about the Puerto Rican government's proposed approach to solving a growing childhood obesity problem by fining parents.

Studies show how carrying certain gut bacteria leads to obesity and how bariatric surgery can positively change the kinds of bacteria in a patient's gut.

Read here on how demographics, lifestyle, genetics, and diet are risk factors for excessive weight gain and obesity.

Reaching your weight loss goals through social networking - Studies show that support from online networking and social media may positively impact the success of weight loss goals.

New studies reveal that obese patients seeking to lose weight in order to qualify for a heart transplant may find hope through a particular kind of bariatric surgery called a vertical sleeve gastrectomy.

Many people didn’t know that Rice was obese weighing 254 pounds.

With 2015 just around the corner why not commit to a resolution that will ultimately change your life?

Obesity impairs ovulation but has also been observed to detrimentally affect endometrial development and implantation.

Rosie O’Donnell shares her story about the health issues that led her on a weight loss journey.

After patients had been reporting to doctors that food just wasn’t tasting the same after bariatric surgery, researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine in California decided to investigate.

Lisa Lampanelli, the sharp-tongued comedian who recently lost 106 pounds after a lifelong struggle with weight reveals an addiction to overeating that started in her teenage years.

The general landscape of health in America is not a pretty one. From sea to shining sea, obesity is plaguing our great country.

Thanksgiving and Christmas have become synonymous with the indulgence of delectable dishes. And although these traditions have evolved much to our liking, how do we balance our desire to enjoy the holidays with our desire to avoid the extra pounds?

Bariatric surgery has proven to resolve many of the diseases like diabetes, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, reflux disease, depression, but how about the “Big C”? Can it really lower the risk of cancer?

Study shows that patients who underwent contouring surgery averaged a decrease in BMI compared patients who did not undergo additional surgeries.