End-of-Trial Health Outcomes in Look AHEAD Participants who Elected to have Bariatric Surgery.

Thomas A Wadden Ariana M ChaoJudy L BahnsonJohn P BantleJeanne M ClarkSarah A GaussoinJohn Michael Jakicic Karen C JohnsonGary D MillerJessica L UnickSusan Z Yanovskinull null

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2020)

The large, sustained improvements in weight and diabetes observed in this self-selected sample of surgically treated participants are consistent with results of multiple randomized trials.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
type diabetes
glycemic control
cardiovascular disease
obese patients
phase iii
study protocol
clinical trial
body mass index
physical activity
phase ii
weight gain
body weight
newly diagnosed
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
open label