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Obesity, Gut Hormones, and Bariatric Surgery
World Journal of Surgery, 06/11/09
Pournaras DJ et al. - Obesity is becoming the healthcare epidemic of this century. Bariatric surgery is the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. Gut hormones are key players in the metabolic mechanisms causing obesity.
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