Erschienen in:
15.02.2017 | Letter to the Editor
Preservation of Fat-Free Mass After Bariatric Surgery: Our Point of View
verfasst von:
Luigi Schiavo, Giuseppe Scalera, Vincenzo Pilone, Gabriele De Sena, Antonio Iannelli, Alfonso Barbarisi
Erschienen in:
Obesity Surgery
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Ausgabe 4/2017
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Excerpt
Obesity is a well-recognized global health problem, and bariatric surgery (BS)-induced weight reduction has been demonstrated to improve survival and obesity-related conditions [
1]. Indeed, contrary to lifestyle modifications and dietary programs, BS is becoming an increasingly accepted treatment for severe obesity [
2] because it results in massive and sustained weight loss with consequent improvements in health and disease outcomes [
3,
4]. …