Popularity of Surgical and Pharmacological Obesity Treatment Methods Searched by Google Users: the Retrospective Analysis of Google Trends Statistics in 2004-2022.

Kamiński Mikołaj Maja Miętkiewska-DoleckaMatylda Kręgielska-NarożnaPawel Bogdanski

Published in: Obesity surgery (2023)

Google users across the world were the most interested in topics representing bariatric surgery, but recently recommended drugs for the treatment of obesity gained the most attention. The most popular individual topics were dietary supplements with uncertain effects on weight loss.

Keyphrases

weight loss
bariatric surgery
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
roux en y gastric bypass
weight gain
gastric bypass
high fat diet induced
cross sectional
adipose tissue
body mass index
physical activity
smoking cessation