The surgical treatment of clinically severe obesity is becoming more popular. To date, little has been published concerning the mechanisms by which each of the commonly employed bariatric surgical procedures induces weight loss. This article reviews the physiology of weight loss induced by semi-starvation and other proposed mechanisms of surgically induced weight loss.
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Flancbaum, L. (2003). Mechanisms of weight loss after bariatric surgery. Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A. Mary Ann Liebert Inc. https://doi.org/10.1089/109264203322333539
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