MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals. Reading time 2 minutes Imagine a professional inflating a balloon with a small ...

A sedentary lifestyle is a major factor that affects your metabolism. A slower metabolism equates to fewer calories being burnt by the body and, hence, contributing to food being stored in the form of ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

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If only weight loss were as easy as swallowing a pill — and now, it might be. Doctors from Italy have developed an easy-to-swallow capsule that fills with water to create a small balloon after it ...

Combining a swallowable gastric balloon with a weight loss drug may be a way to lose significant body weight, a new study suggests. In about eight months of combination treatment, participants lost an ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved “the world’s first and only swallowable" gastric balloon for weight loss that requires no surgery, anesthesia or other procedures, Allurion ...

GLP-1 meds are all the rage for weight loss nowadays, but not everyone can safely take the drugs to shed pounds. Invasive weight-loss surgeries can often be a tough sell, too. Now, researchers at the ...

Share on Pinterest A gastric balloon is seen here. Photography courtesy of Allurion A new report finds a gastric ballon in combination with weightloss medication can help people drop pounds. The ...

WASHINGTON, DC — An intragastric balloon system is an effective and safe addition to lifestyle interventions for promoting weight loss in obese patients, new research has demonstrated. And weight loss ...

If weight loss with drugs that must be self-injected weekly doesn’t sound appealing — think Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — there may be an intriguing new option available down the road. It's “the ...

CAMBRIDGE, MA --Gastric balloons — silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach — can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat. However, this effect ...