Weight loss outcomes are not compromised in bariatric patients using cannabis.
Estella Y HuangRyan C BroderickJonathan Z LiJoaquin L SerraPranav AhujaSamantha WuMichael GenzEduardo GrunvaldDavid C KunkelBryan J SandlerSantiago HorganGarth R JacobsenPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2022)
Cannabis users did not experience inferior weight loss after bariatric surgery despite common assumptions that appetite stimulation can lead to suboptimal weight loss outcomes. Our findings add to other work challenging this dogma. Larger, long-term, multicenter studies are warranted.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- glycemic control
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- weight gain
- obese patients
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- cross sectional
- clinical trial
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes