Obesity: Does bariatric surgery improve offspring health?

摘要

Metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery in women might not extend to metabolic benefits in their offspring, new data reveal. Grayson et al. performed vertical sleeve gastrectomies (VSG) on female rats rendered obese with a high-fat diet to answer two questions. "First, are the improvements after bariatric surgery similar in female rats to those seen previously in male rats?," explains senior author Randy Seeley. "Second, if female rats improve their weight and metabolic health, will that result in improvements in the risk of metabolic problems in their offspring?"