Why gastric surgery is more successful than weight loss drugs

On this week’s episode of The Real Health Podcast , Karl Henry sits down with Dr John Loy, consultant bariatric surgeon, to explore the science behind weight gain. We’d love to hear your thoughts on your overall listening experience, it only takes a minute, and your feedback helps us keep improving what we do. When you take part, you’ll also be in with a chance to win a €500 One4All Voucher Just head to mypodcastfeedback.com and enter code; CODE HERE ­ Thank you for helping us shape the future of great content and partnerships. ­ We want to earn your trust and are members of the Trust Project. See our ethics policies at independent.ie/ourjournalism

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Why gastric surgery is more successful than weight loss drugs is an episode from Real Health with Karl Henry by Real Health with Karl Henry.

This episode is 23:54 long.

This episode was published on Apr 23, 2026.

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