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ea0025sig2.2 | Obesity special interest group | SFEBES2011

Gut, hormones, weight loss and metabolic improvement after bariatric surgery

Olbers Torsten

Background: Bariatric surgery is currently the only evidence based treatment for morbid obesity. However, we have limited knowledge regarding the mechanism of action in many of procedures used.Method: This is a review of the results from studies on weight loss, metabolic normalisation and mechanism of action in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.Results: In the Swedish Obese Subject (SOS) study 2000 patients who underwent bariat...