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SUBMITTER: Quercia I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4391395 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Diabetes & metabolism 20131217 2
Severe obesity is a preeminent health care problem that impacts overall health and survival. The most effective treatment for severe obesity is bariatric surgery, an intervention that not only maintains long-term weight loss but also is associated with improvement or remission of several comorbidies including type 2 diabetes mellitus. Some weight loss surgeries modify the gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology, including the secretions and actions of gut peptides. This review describes how bari ...[more]