Gastric bypass "better" than gastric banding, study shows

Gastric bypass "better" than gastric banding, study shows: Gastric bypass results in faster, more sustained weight loss than gastric banding, and with fewer complications, according to a new study.
In one of the longest studies of the two common procedures in the US that limit the amount of food the stomach can hold, researchers studying 400 patients in Switzerland found that weight loss remained "significantly better" six years after gastric bypass compared with patients who received a gastric band, the Wall Street Journal reported.