Bariatric surgery for obesity has proved to be an extremely effective method of promoting
long-term weight reduction with additional beneficial metabolic effects, such as improved …

Despite considerable scientific progress on the biological systems that regulate energy
balance, we have made precious little headway in providing new treatments to curb the …

Objective: To study the effect of bariatric surgery on the entero-hypothalamic endocrine axis
of humans and rodents. Background: Bariatric surgery is the most effective obesity treatment …

Context: Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) results in rapid weight loss, improvement of type 2
diabetes (T2DM), and increase in incretins levels. Diet-induced weight loss also improves …

Background: The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and the biliopancreatic diversion effectively
induce weight loss and long-term control of type 2 diabetes in morbidly obese individuals. It …

OBJECTIVE—Limited data on patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RY-
GBP) suggest that an improvement in insulin secretion after surgery occurs rapidly and thus …

Context: The number of patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and gastric
banding (GB) surgeries has increased dramatically over the past decade, yet the long-term …

Despite dramatic fluctuations in calorie intake, animals maintain a very stable body weight.
The reason is that energy intake and expenditure are precisely matched. Long-term …

Abstract Context and Objective: Hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia is newly recognized as a
rare but important complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (GB). The etiology of the …

Context: The mechanisms underlying weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP)
are not well understood. Objective: The objective of the study was to assess the changes in …