Are bariatric and metabolic surgeries synonymous? – A nutritional view

With a significant increase in super (severely)-obese patient populations [1], the difficult and often unsuccessful pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments of the obesity epidemic have favored the spread of surgical options, i.e., bariatric surgery, in the last 30 years [2 –4]. Over these years, several surgical options [5] have been suggested, aiming at obtaining a significant (more than 20%) and stable weight loss and stable control of (metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc.) complications.
Source: Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD - Category: Nutrition Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research