Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity-A Cure for Metabolic Syndrome?

Subhash Kini; Daniel M. Herron; Robert T. Yanagisawa

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2007.06.007

Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity-A Cure for Metabolic Syndrome?

Subhash Kini, Daniel M. Herron, Robert T. Yanagisawa

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Abstract

At present there is no single medication that targets the metabolic syndrome directly. Bariatric surgery, a treatment option for morbidly obese individuals who fail medical therapy, has been shown to be very effective in treating multiple aspects of the metabolic syndrome. The decrease in insulin resistance is because of significant weight loss and by enhancing secretion of gut hormones such as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1255-1271
Number of pages	17
Journal	Medical Clinics of North America
Volume	91
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2007.06.007
State	Published - Nov 2007

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