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Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery is one of the most efficient procedures for the treatment of morbid adiposity / obesity resulting in drastic weight loss (1, 2)
The gut microbiota may play a direct role in the reduction of adiposity observed after bariatric surgery. The surgically altered microbiota promoted reduced fat deposition in recipient ice (2).
The clinical trial NCT02207777 revealed that patients with obesity, the metabolic benefits of gastric bypass surgery and diet were similar and were apparently related
to weight loss itself, with no evident clinically important effects independent
of weight loss (3).
(1) Furet e…