Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most clinically and cost‐effective treatment for people
with severe and complex obesity. Many people presenting for surgery have pre‐existing low …

Background Optimizing postoperative patient outcomes and nutritional status begins
preoperatively. Patients should be educated before and after weight loss surgery (WLS) on …

Bariatric surgery is today the most effective long-term therapy for the management of
patients with severe obesity, and its use is recommended by the relevant guidelines of the …

Background Bariatric (weight loss) surgery for obesity is considered when other treatments
have failed. The effects of the available bariatric procedures compared with medical …

Iron homeostasis is affected by obesity and obesity-related insulin resistance in a many-
facetted fashion. On one hand, iron deficiency and anemia are frequent findings in subjects …

Objective: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is performed almost as often in Europe
as laparoscopic Roux-Y-Gastric Bypass (LRYGB). We present the 3-year interim results of …

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a restrictive bariatric surgery technique that was first used as part
of restrictive horizontal gastrectomy in the original Scopinaro type biliopancreatic diversion …

Obesity and vitamin D deficiency have both been recognized as major public health issues
worldwide, and there is growing evidence that they are related, although the cause–effect …

Background The epidemic of obesity is engulfing developed as well as developing countries
like India. We present our 7-year experience with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) …

Lifestyle intervention programmes often produce insufficient weight loss and poor weight
loss maintenance. As a result, an increasing number of patients with obesity and related …