Health effects of sugar consumption and possible alternatives

Abstract. A wide range of chronic diseases is associated with sugar consumption: Caries, obesity, metabolic syndrome with impaired glucose tolerance and / or ...

Obesity: epidemiology, socio-political implications and conventional management

Abstract. Obesity is a chronic and complex psychosomatic disorder of multifactorial origin associated with cardiovascular, metabolic, ...

Mechanisms of bariatric and metabolic surgery

Abstract. Abstract: Under the circumstances of rising numbers of patients suffering obesity and its related comorbidities, bariatric ­surgery becomes a more and more important ...

Bariatric Surgery in Switzerland: Legal foundations and standard procedures

Abstract. This article describes the history of bariatric and metabolic surgery in Switzerland including the guidelines that define the ...

Metabolic surgery in patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes and low BMI

Abstract. Bariatric surgery has been established as an efficient therapy for morbid obesity. Metabolic surgery represents the operative ...

New endoluminal and surgical methods for the treatment of morbid obesity

Abstract. A number of endoluminal techniques to treat (morbid) obesity have been developed recently aiming at finding less invasive methods that may be more ...

Long-term results after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for severe obesity

Abstract. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been performed for almost 50 years, yet long-term results have only been scarcely reported. In this paper, we ...

Long-Term Results of Sleeve Gastrectomy

Abstract. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most frequently performed bariatric procedure worldwide today. SG has been validated as a safe and effective treatment for morbid obesity. ...

Medical Follow Up After Bariatric Surgery

Abstract. The number of patients undergoing bariatric surgery to treat morbid obesity is increasing rapidly. Therefore it is an important issue to be aware of outcome and ...