Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Obesity is a chronic condition with great morbidity, mortality and significant economic and psychosocial impact. Bariatric surgery has proven to be an effective therapy for sustained weight loss and has allowed a reduction in medical comorbidity and an improvement in self-esteem and life quality. However, recent evidence reports an increase in eating and substance-related disorders that are diagnosed in the postoperative period worsening the prognosis.<p clas...

Introduction: Morbid obesity (MO) is a major global public health problem, associated with a significant economic burden, both due to its high prevalence and the number and severity of its comorbidities. MO is associated with a high degree of difficulty to lead a normal social and working life. Weight loss is effective in decreasing these risks and to reduce disease severity. Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective therapy for sustained weight loss and for the improvement of th...