[Chickensoup]

A study of lab mice, published on Wednesday, begs to differ. It concludes that one of the most common and effective forms of bariatric surgery, called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, melts away pounds not - or not only - by re-routing the digestive tract, as long thought, but by changing the bacteria in the gut.

Or, in non-scientific terms, the surgery somehow replaces fattening microbes with slimming ones. _____________________

I work in the field and there has been talk of this for a long time.

[tiki]

How many of them become obese again? Almost all the people I know gain their weight beck in about 5-7 years.

[tbpiper]

Good raw milk helps gut bacteria, too.

[Chode]

how bout banding or sleeve gastrectomy? and a lot of it is about changing how you eat too as band failures(not losing or keeping off weight) are common if they keep eating like they did before the surgery