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After gastric bypass surgery, the liver becomes more sensitive to bile acids while the intestine becomes less so—and this switch helps trigger a hormone (FGF19) that improves metabolism.

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After weight-loss surgery called RYGB, the liver starts making more of a receptor (FXR) while the gut makes less — and this change causes the body to release more FGF19, a hormone that helps with metabolism. The study found exactly this pattern in people.

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