This guideline update reflects substantial advances in the epidemiology, determinants,
pathophysiology, assessment, prevention and treatment of obesity, and shifts the focus of obesity …

The complex relationship between metabolic disease risk and body fat distribution in humans
involves cellular characteristics that are specific to body fat compartments. Here we show …

Background In Canada, bariatric surgery continues to remain the most effective treatment for
severe obesity and its comorbidities. As the number of bariatric surgeries continues to grow, …

Visceral obesity is a key risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Whereas gut dysbiosis appears
to be instrumental for this relationship, whether gut-associated signatures translocate to …

Background This report summarizes our 15-year experience with duodenal switch (DS) as a
primary procedure on 1,423 patients from 1992 to 2005. Methods Within the last 2 years, …

The duodenal switch technique, without gastric resection, was originally described for the
treatment of bile gastritis, by DeMeester and colleagues in 1987. 1 In addition, Dr Scopinaro …

… 31 Robert M, Belanger P, Hould FS, Marceau S, Tchernof A, Biertho L. Should metabolic
surgery be offered in morbidly obese patients with type I diabetes? Surg Obes Relat Dis 2015;…

BACKGROUND: Indications for and results of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)
and laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) are still controversial, especially between Europe …

Context and objectives Neighbourhood effect research on obesity took off in the early 2000s
and was composed of mostly cross-sectional observational studies interested in various …

Background Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is a complex bariatric operation requiring
meticulous surveillance which has impeded its broad adoption. Improvements in surgical care …