NIH R01 · 2024
Biobehavioral Mechanistic Model of Alcohol Use Following Bariatric Surgery: The BREW ME Model
Biobehavioral Mechanistic Model of Alcohol Use Following Bariatric Surgery: The BREW ME Model Abstract Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is currently the most efficacious and durable intervention for Class III obesity. While weight loss and metabolic outcomes after surgery are very good, unfortunately one deleterious complication is a markedly increased risk of hazardous alcohol use after MBS (i.e., almost 1 in 5 patients develop Alcohol Use Disorder). The understanding of mechanisms of hazardous alcohol use following MBS are developmentally young, but there is growing evidence of the unique role of the microbial environment. Our transdisciplinary research team has been at the forefront…
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