This study examined the relationship between addictive personality and maladaptive eating behaviors in bariatric surgery candidates. Ninety-seven bariatric surgery candidates completed the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire (EPQ-R) Addiction Scale, the Overeating Questionnaire (OQ), binge-eating questions from the Questionnaire of Eating and Weight Patterns (QEWP-R), and the Eating Attitudes and Behaviors Questionnaire. Participants with Binge Eating Disorder (BED) displayed addictive personality scores comparable to individuals addicted to substances (M=17.5, SD=5.3). Addictive personality was associated with Overeating (r=.45, p<.001), Cravings (r=.31, p=.005), Affective Disturbances (r=.62, p<.001) and Social Isolation (r=.53, p<.001). Addictive personality was associated with m…

The objective of this study was to establish the relationship between the plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), antithrombin-III (ATIII), fibrinogen, and white blood cell (WBC) levels in severely obese patients. We analyzed various plasma parameters implicated in the intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation pathway from 34 severely obese patients before and 1, 6, and 12 months after gastric bypass. In obese people, ATIII, fibrinogen, and WBC levels were in the upper limit of the normal range, and all were higher and significantly different from nonobese people. After bariatric surgery, the ATIII level continued to be high during the first month and increased until 12 months, while fibrinogen decreased only at that time. PAI-1 plasma protein and PAI-1 mRNA levels in liver and adipose tissue…

CONCLUSIONS: The worsening of the quality of food intake is common in the first months after bariatric surgery, gradually improving and with no differences being seen between VG and GB.
PMID: 22196519 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Cirugia eEspanola)

CONCLUSIONS:Bariatric surgical procedures may result in altered pharmacokinetic parameters, but the literature is lacking in sufficient quantity and quality of studies to make solid conclusions and recommendations. Until more studies of sufficient power are completed, clinicians should closely monitor these patients in the immediate and distant postsurgical period for signs of both drug efficacy and toxicity and adjust their medications as required.
PMID: 22190251 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: The Annals of Pharmacotherapy)

Conclusions  Postoperative values of vitamin D show a progressive increasement, while PTH ones present a significant reduction, without
any impact on serum calcium levels. We have demonstrated an inverse correlation between weight loss and vitamin D increasement
at the third month after surgery.

Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ResearchPages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s11695-011-0582-zAuthors
Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, General University Hospital Elche, Alicante, SpainInmaculada Oller, Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, General University Hospital Elche, Alicante, SpainAndres Tomas, Bariatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, General University Hospital Elche, Alicante, SpainCarolina Llavero, Department of Surgica…