Journal of Obesity & Weight Loss Therapy
Open Access

Abstract

Obesity is becoming a global epidemic of the disease, which seriously threats human health and the quality of life. Bariatric surgery is by restricting food intake and reducing nutrient absorption to treat the metabolic syndrome. Currently there are 4 accepted surgical methods: Rouxen-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), laparoscopic adjustable gastricbanding (LAGB）and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS). The most widely used procedures are LSG and LRYGB. In recent years, the quantity of bariatric surgery is growing rapidly in China and to nearly 4000 cases in 2014. In 2012, Chinese College of Surgeons for Obesity and Diabetes Surgeons Committee was established, which greatly promoted the development of the obesity surgery in China. At present, the standardization of the surgery, the multidisciplinary collaboration and the follow-up mechanism construction also need to be further strengthened. With the continuous improvement of material life, people to the requirement of health and quality of life is increasing day by day, the surgical treatment of obesity will obtain the good social efficiency. The benefit of weight-loss surgery is not only the weight loss; more is to control and mitigate the complications of obesity related diseases. And improvementin the diabetic conditionhas attracted the most attention. Larger, randomized and long-term follow-up studies need to be conducted to compare the efficacy of different bariatric surgery procedures and to research the related mechanisms in the future.

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