Alcohol sensitivity in women after undergoing bariatric surgery: a cross-sectional study
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), the most common bariatric surgeries performed worldwide, increase the risk to develop an alcohol use disorder (AUD). This might be due, in part, to surgery-related changes in alcohol pharmacokinetics. Another risk factor, unexplored within this population, is having a reduced subjective response to alcohol ’s sedative effects.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Mar ía Belén Acevedo, Margarita Teran-Garcia, Kathleen K. Bucholz, J. Christopher Eagon, Bruce. D. Bartholow, Nicholas A. Burd, Naiman Khan, Blair Rowitz, Marta Yanina Pepino Tags: Original articles Source Type: research
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