Obesity

Abstract

The hormonal understanding of obesity has dramatically changed our understanding of this disease. Although the behavioural aspects play a part in some patients, obesity is now thought of as a disease which is amenable to hormonal therapy. Bariatric surgery (metabolic surgery) is a very effective way to alter the hormonal aspects of obesity. Low calorie diets, when followed be a GLP-1 agonist, seem equally effective without the complications of surgery. The prospect for better hormonal surgery to combat obesity would make bariatric surgery obsolete.