Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for obesity and its comorbidities, but mechanisms of bariatric surgery remain unknown. In addition to volume restriction and malabsorption, gut hormones, bile acids, adipokines, intestinal microbiome and central nervous system may be the potential mechanisms.
Bariatric Surgery ; Gastrointestinal Hormones ; Humans ; Intestines ; microbiology ; Microbiota ; Obesity