Bariatric surgery for obesity is now the most effective and long-lasting method to treat obesity when all other methods have failed. However, not all bariatric patients experience successful short-term weight loss and long-term weight loss maintenance. An increase in the number of surgeries in ...
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Obesity has a negative impact in kidney health. However, the hallmarks of kidney dysfunction in bariatric surgery candidates are poorly characterized. To a
Randomized clinical trial design, whether an RCT had adequate randomization, and whether a study provided a priori sample size calculations were associated with more BMI loss in the first year postsurgery. Having loss to follow-up greater than 20% was associated with more significant weight loss ...
This cohort study investigates long-term associations of weight loss after bariatric surgery with cognition and brain structure and perfusion.
Bariatric surgery represents the most promising management in patients with obesity for weight reduction and improvement of the associated comorbidities compared to other methods, such as non-surgical intervention, behavior modification, and diet therapy [1, 2]. Although laparoscopic (LAP) bariatric surge...
Bariatric surgery Food intake Excess weight loss Micronutrients Women 1. Introduction Previous studies show how bariatric surgery successfully promotes weight loss and improves quality of life and obesity-associated comorbidities [1], [2], especially Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGP) since weight loss ...
Obesity is closely linked to increased markers of metabolic syndrome and development of diabetes. Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery reduces hyperinsulinemia and
The results also show that bariatric surgery, an intervention for weight loss and metabolic control, decreases the number of circulating LDN while also restoring metabolic and inflammatory homeostasis. This data together suggests that the increase in LDN during morbid obesity may result as a response ...
Presurgical psychological assessment of bariatric surgery candidates aims to identify psychosocial risk factors and provide treatment recommendations to fa