Why some people lose less weight after stomach surgery

Original Title

MON-695 Diurnal Rhythm in Meal Responses of Hunger and Appetite in Bariatric Surgery Patients One Year After Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

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Summary

After stomach surgery, some people still feel very full in the evening but not as full in the morning — and those people lost less weight.

Proposed Mechanism

No biological mechanisms were identified in this study. This may be an epidemiological, observational, or survey-based study that reports associations rather than proposing causal biological pathways.

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