Endocrine Abstracts

We review the year’s developments in the field of psychological support and assessment of patients undergoing metabolic surgery. In the move away from the gatekeeping role of the psychiatrist or psychologist within multi-disciplinary weight management teams, we review the evidence for psychological predictors of outcome after metabolic surgery. We review the long term psychological outcomes after metabolic surgery. There is a lack of parity of metabolic surgery being offe...

Introduction: Obesity-associated psychopathological co-morbidities have a negative impact on quality of life. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) has been shown to ameliorate psychological health, however, the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Changes in gastrointestinal and central neuroendocrine signalling have been postulated as mediators of psychological and eating behaviour changes following RYGB. Here we assess the impact of subcutaneous infusions of th...

Introduction/Aims: Currently, the most successful long term treatment for obesity is bariatric surgery, however the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Changes in gastrointestinal and central neuroendocrine signalling have been postulated as mediators of psychological and eating behaviour changes following bariatric surgery. We aimed to investigate changes in eating behaviour and psychological factors pre- and 1 month post-very low calorie diet (VLCD) and 3-month p...

Background: Bariatric surgery has been proven to produce substantial weight loss and amelioration of metabolic syndrome-associated co-morbidities. However, at five-year follow-up, only 20–40% of patients maintain diabetes remission and 40% of patients return to their baseline weight. The limiting factor in treating refractory diabetes following obesity surgery is the lack of knowledge about its aetiology.Aims: Evaluate the eating pattern and clinica...