Metabolic Applied Research Strategy The
BARIATRIC SURGERY: BEYOND RE STRICTION AND MALABSORPTION
Metabolic Surgery—Alteration of the gastrointestinal tract that affects cellular and molecular signaling leading to a physiologic improvement in energy balance, nutrient utilization, and metabolic disorders
INTRODUCTION BARIATRIC SURGERY
THE ROAD AHEAD •
MYTHS ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY
AND BARIATRIC SURGERY MYTH 1
Weight can be reliably controlled by voluntarily
adjusting energy balance through diet and exercise •
MYTH 2 Bariatric surgery induces weight loss primarily
by mechanical restriction and nutrient malabsorption •
MYTH 3
Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not a metabolic procedure •
MYTH 4 Diabetes improvement after bariatric surgery
is dependent on weight loss •
MYTH 5
Patient behavior is the primary determinant of outcomes after bariatric surgery
• CONCLUSION
METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY NEW INSIGHTS PROVIDE NEW OPPORTUNITIES
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Volume 9 • Number 6 • June 2012 • Supplement C
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