Surgery remains the most effective and cost-effective long-term approach to reducing weight for adults who are severely obese, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. However, the study also found that high quality weight management programmes (WMPs) are effective tools in reducing weight for up to 10 years in some cases. The study, which also included researchers from the University of Oxford and the UK Health Forum, reviewed 236 studies looking at evidence for acceptability, effectiveness and value for money of Surgery, diet and exercise weight management programmes, and the drug orlistat. The review found that surgery for

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