Use of Infrared Thermography to Estimate Brown Fat Activation After a Cooling Protocol in Patients with Severe Obesity That Underwent Bariatric Surgery.

Irene Piquer-GarciaRubén CereijoJuan Corral-PérezSilvia PelliteroEva MartínezSiri D TaxeråsJordi TarascóPau MorenoJosé BalibreaManel Puig-DomingoDolors SerraLaura HerreroDavid Jiménez-PavónCarles LerinFrancesc VillarroyaDavid Sánchez-Infantes

Published in: Obesity surgery (2021)

Our study postulates the IRT as a potential tool to evaluate BAT thermogenic activation in patients with obesity before and after a bariatric surgery. Further studies are needed to evaluate differences between LSG technique and RYGB on BAT activation.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
roux en y gastric bypass
insulin resistance
obese patients
type diabetes
randomized controlled trial
weight gain
adipose tissue
high fat diet induced
fatty acid
risk assessment
human health