Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Attenuates Hedonic Feeding Without Impacting Alcohol Drinking in Rats.

CONCLUSIONS: VSG attenuated hedonic feeding without impacting alcohol drinking, an effect potentially mediated by alterations in genetic information flow within the hypothalamus. Importantly, these data highlight VSG as an effective bariatric procedure with a potentially reduced risk of developing alcohol use disorder. PMID: 30740914 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30740914?dopt=Abstract

Source: Obesity - February 10, 2019 Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Authors: Sirohi S, Skripnikova E, Davis JF Tags: Obesity (Silver Spring) Source Type: research