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Mental Health and Behavior
The psychological evaluation, alcohol, binge eating, body image and what the evidence really says about transfer addiction.
Articles
- Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery: Why It Hits Differently and Who Is at Risk Two drinks after bypass or sleeve can produce the blood alcohol level four used to. Here is what has been measured, who is at higher risk of a drinking problem, and what to do about it.
- Transfer Addiction After Weight Loss Surgery: What the Evidence Actually Shows The alcohol risk after gastric bypass is well documented. The wider idea that addiction simply moves into shopping, gambling or sex is not. Here is where the line between them falls.
- Binge Eating and Loss of Control Eating After Surgery Restriction changes how much food fits, not what happens in your head while you eat. What loss of control eating is, how common it is after surgery, what it means for weight, and how to get help.
- Body Image After Weight Loss Surgery Most people feel better about their bodies after surgery. A meaningful number do not. Why weight loss does not automatically resolve body dissatisfaction, and when it becomes worth treating.