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Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, comprises a group of procedures that treat obesity by altering the digestive system to reduce food intake, modify nutrient absorption, or both, thereby promoting substantial and durable weight reduction. Common operations include sleeve gastrectomy, which removes…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 30× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-450X 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, comprises a group of procedures that treat obesity by altering the digestive system to reduce food intake, modify nutrient absorption, or both, thereby promoting substantial and durable weight reduction. Common operations include sleeve gastrectomy, which removes a large portion of the stomach, and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, which both restricts the stomach and reroutes the small intestine; less invasive devices such as intragastric balloons offer non-surgical restriction. Beyond mechanical restriction, these interventions influence appetite, satiety, and metabolic and hormonal signalling, contributing to weight loss and improvement in obesity-related conditions. Research in Obesity Management examines outcomes and predictors of success, such as models to anticipate suboptimal weight loss after gastric bypass and the results of staged balloon treatment in severe obesity, as well as the underlying physiology of adipose tissue that bariatric strategies seek to address. Because the surgery substantially changes anatomy and nutrient handling, it carries risks and potential complications, including nutritional deficiencies and conditions such as Wernicke encephalopathy after gastrectomy, making careful patient selection, nutritional monitoring, and long-term follow-up essential. It is generally considered for individuals with severe obesity or obesity with significant comorbidity when other measures have proven insufficient. By combining anatomical and metabolic effects, weight loss surgery provides a powerful but demanding tool within comprehensive obesity care.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2016

Obesity in Schizophrenia

V. Seeman MaryCorresponding author
Professor Emerita, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, 260 Heath St. W., Suite 605, Toronto, Ontario, M5P 3L6, Canada.
Obesity Management Cited by 18 doi:10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-16-1039

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 30 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Obesity Management (ISSN 2574-450X).

Journal editorial board
Amit Surve · United States Paola Aceto · Italy Joseph Fomusi Ndisang · Canada

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