1. Factors Affecting Metabolic Outcomes Post Bariatric Surgery: Role of Adipose Tissue
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Sara H Keshavjee, Tim Jackson, Jitender Yadav, Johane P. Allard, Allan Okrainec, and Katherine J. P. Schwenger
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,bariatric surgery ,Adipose tissue ,lcsh:Medicine ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Review ,Affect (psychology) ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Insulin resistance ,Diabetes mellitus ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,Intensive care medicine ,business.industry ,Public health ,lcsh:R ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Obesity ,metabolic outcomes ,adipose tissue ,030104 developmental biology ,business ,Dyslipidemia - Abstract
Obesity is an ever-growing public health crisis, and bariatric surgery (BS) has become a valuable tool in ameliorating obesity, along with comorbid conditions such as diabetes, dyslipidemia and hypertension. BS techniques have come a long way, leading to impressive improvements in the health of the majority of patients. Unfortunately, not every patient responds optimally to BS and there is no method that is sufficient to pre-operatively predict who will receive maximum benefit from this surgical intervention. This review focuses on the adipose tissue characteristics and related parameters that may affect outcomes, as well as the potential influences of insulin resistance, BMI, age, psychologic and genetic factors. Understanding the role of these factors may help predict who will benefit the most from BS.
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- 2021