Obesity surgery the most successful weight loss treatment.

The eternal question among people trying to lose weight is; "What weight loss strategy works the best?". It's very difficult to lose weight as you would have discovered. Many approaches just lead to regaining the weight after the program or diet is over. Over 90% of people that lose weight will regain it within a short period of time. Which is why the problem of weight cycling occurs. Also all medications available at this time are only of use when you are on them.

This treatment is however reserved for very overweight people with a BMI of 30 or above. There is a substantial risk with the surgery and so it's not recommended for everyone. The surgery works on the principle of reducing the food intake and thereby reducing weight. The study demonstrated that this type of surgery had a very high success rate and that people that lost the weight in this way actually maintained the weight loss for a prolonged period of time.

With new techniques, eg. Laparoscopic banding technique and gastroplexy, the risk of surgery is becoming less and less and it may be a real option if you are substantially overweight and getting health problems from the fat.