Nicholas J. Christian

TL;DR: There was substantial weight loss 3 years after bariatric surgery, with the majority experiencing maximum weight change during the first year, however, there was variability in the amount and trajectories of weight loss and in diabetes, blood pressure, and lipid outcomes.

TL;DR: The current and lifetime rates of psychopathology are high in bariatric surgery candidates, and the Lifetime rates of affective disorder and alcohol use disorders are particularly prominent.

TL;DR: Baseline characteristics of participants in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study Steven H. Belle, Ph.D., M.P.H.H., F.A.C.Hyg.

TL;DR: The results suggest the importance of assessing behaviors related to eating behavior, eating problems, weight control practices, and the problematic use of alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs in bariatric surgery candidates and patients who have undergonebariatric surgery, and they suggest that the utility of programs to modify problematic eating behaviors and eating patterns should be addressed in research.

TL;DR: Women who underwent bariatric surgery had significant improvements in overall sexual functioning, in most reproductive hormones of interest, and in psychosocial status, with improvements being maintained through the second postoperative year.