PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Viktoria L Gloy
AU  - Matthias Briel
AU  - Deepak L Bhatt
AU  - Sangeeta R Kashyap
AU  - Philip R Schauer
AU  - Geltrude Mingrone
AU  - Heiner C Bucher
AU  - Alain J Nordmann
TI  - Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2014-f5934rep
DP  - 2016 Feb 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 246--246
VI  - 50
IP  - 4
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/4/246.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/4/246.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2016 Feb 01; 50
AB  - STUDY QUESTION What are the summary effects of bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity on body weight loss, comorbidities, adverse events, and quality of life?SUMMARY ANSWER Bariatric surgery is more effective in inducing body weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome after a maximal follow-up of 2 years, no cardiovascular events or deaths were reported after bariatric surgery, and the most common adverse events after bariatric surgery were iron deficiency anaemia and reoperations.