Gastric myoelectric, inflammatory, and hormonal responses, body compositional, energy expenditure, and metabolic changes during the development of obesity and the weight loss process are underinvestigated. This project studied the myoelectrical, inflammatory, and hormonal responses of the stomach, in addition to energy expenditure and body composition changes during weight loss via bariatric surgery and lifestyle intervention.
Methods: We recruited 79 participants who were assigned to three groups: bariatric surgery (BS group n=27), lifestyle intervention (LS group, n=22), and waitlist control (C group n=30). For all participants, electrogastrography, inflammatory cytokines, gastric hormones analysis, body composition analysis, energy expenditure, and dietary assessment were done at baseline and at 6 months.
