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Obesity Therapy
RYGB in high-obesity risk patients was related to a decline in fatty food preference
April 11th, 2006
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in high-obesity risk index patients was related to a significant decline in preference of fatty food. "Among factors influencing the outcome of bariatric surgery may be genetics and familial risk. The purpose of this study was to assess the etiology of obesity and its impact on hunger, satiety, and food likes in obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)," researchers in the United States report. R.C. Thirlby and colleagues at Virginia Mason Medical Center explained, "This study was based on 76 patients undergoing RYGB procedures performed by a single surgeon. A previously described 100-point obesity risk index...
Source: Medical Devices & Surgical Technology Week (2006-04-11)
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