Study: Gastric Bypass Reduces Fat Intake

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads patients to significantly reduce intake of dietary fat, according to a report by the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology.

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By: Staff

 

This effect, linked to both solid and liquid dietary fat, continued for up to 200 days after surgery.

 

Further experiments suggest fat avoidance is triggered through the digestive system rather than just altered taste.

 

Read the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative, and Comparative Physiology report on gastric bypass.

 

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Study: Gastric Bypass Surgery Saves on Long-Term Medical Costs

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Discharge One Day After Gastric Bypass Linked to Higher Mortality

 

 

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