Several interesting articles were gathered and published here yesterday.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/currentissue

Here are a few of them, the complete list is in the link above.

Reimagining Obesity in 2018 - A JAMA Theme Issue on Obesity

Long-term Outcomes Following Bariatric Surgery

Counting Calories as an Approach to Achieve Weight Control

Fitness or Fatness - Which Is More Important?

Comparing the Outcomes of Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Severe Obesity

Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss at 5 Years Among Patients With Morbid Obesity - The SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial

Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass on Weight Loss in Patients With Morbid Obesity - The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial

Lifestyle Intervention and Medical Management With vs Without Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Control of Hemoglobin A1c, LDL Cholesterol, and Systolic Blood Pressure at 5 Years in the Diabetes Surgery Study

Association of Bariatric Surgery vs Medical Obesity Treatment With Long-term Medical Complications and Obesity-Related Comorbidities

Association of Bariatric Surgery Using Laparoscopic Banding, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, or Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs Usual Care Obesity Management With All-Cause Mortality

Toward Precision Approaches for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity

Evolving Societal Norms of ObesityWhat Is the Appropriate Response?

Edited January 17, 20188 yr by Meryline

Reading through some of these it really is interesting. I was pretty set on the sleeve but then i was being told that bypass is better for diabetes so i started shifting to the bypass but i am scared stupid at the idea of having a 30 - 50 cc pouch to start off with. Now reading the article that took 3 different studies and combined the results and discussed the weight loss vs comorbidites resolution vs surgical revision and it is interesting that the deciding factor is actually more along the lines of those who have had GERD more than those who have diabetes. Interestingly enough the 5 year mark show only a very little favor toward bypass in weight loss and even then by a margin that is statistically too small to say there is a statistical difference (absolute difference of 7.2%).

Much more to think about now. I'm just starting this journey so we will shall yet see which route it takes me.

Thank you for posting these!