The development of these updated guidelines was commissioned by the AACE, TOS, and
ASMBS Board of Directors and adheres to the AACE 2010 protocol for standardized …

Obesity is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Weight loss improves
the major factors involved in the pathogenesis of T2DM, namely insulin action and beta cell …

Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease characterised by an increase of body fat stores. It is a
gateway to ill health, and it has become one of the leading causes of disability and death …

In 2012, an expert panel composed of presidents of each of the societies, the European
Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO-EC), and of the …

In 2012, an outstanding expert panel derived from IFSO-EC (International Federation for the
Surgery of Obesity-European Chapter) and EASO (European Association for the Study of …

Bariatric surgery has been used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM); however, its
efficacy is still debatable. This literature review analyzed articles that evaluated the effects of …

Diet, exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy and pharmacotherapy are some of the means of
assisting patients to lose weight, with bariatric surgery being the most effective. Over the last …

Managing the metabolic needs of the patient with obesity is a challenge unto itself without
the added demands of accounting for an altered gastrointestinal tract. Nevertheless, with …

The objective of this article is to systematically review the changes in insulin resistance after
various types of bariatric surgical procedures. A Pubmed and EMBASE search for studies …

Background Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) confers the highest
rate of type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission compared with other bariatric procedures. Previous …