ReviewAddiction biology2017
The gut in the brain: the effects of bariatric surgery on alcohol consumption.
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40 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 88 citations in OpenAlex.
- Alcohol-Related Liver Disease After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: Reassessing the Hidden Risk-A Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- AGA Clinical Practice Update on Bariatric Surgery in Cirrhosis: Expert Review.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2021Guideline
- An Overview of Appetite-Regulatory Peptides in Addiction Processes; From Bench to Bed Side.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Pooled it
- From food to alcohol: exploring psychosocial drivers of post-bariatric alcohol use.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2026Article
- Impact of bariatric surgery on alcohol-use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: A retrospective study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Alcohol and Substance Use After Bariatric Surgery: Nutritional Risks and Clinical Implications in Long-Term Postoperative Care.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Crosstalk between alcohol use disorder and obesity: two sides of the same coin?Molecular psychiatry · 2025Review
- Transition From a High-Sugar and Butter to a Standard Diet Leads to Cecal Dysbiosis, Disrupts Intestinal Homeostasis, and Favors Increased Ethanol Consumption and Preference.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Article
- Alcohol use disorder and alcohol-related mortality after metabolic bariatric surgery: prospective controlled cohort study.The British journal of surgery · 2025Article
- Peripheral alcohol metabolism dictates ethanol consumption and drinking microstructure in mice.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Alcohol and Other Substance Screening in Bariatric Surgery Candidates: Utility of Self-Report and Toxicology Tests, Including Ethyl-Glucoronide.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Bariatric surgery and alcohol and substance use: A case-control survey study.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Article
- Metabolic dysfunction and alcohol-associated liver disease (MetALD).eGastroenterology · 2025Review
- Alcohol associated liver disease and bariatric surgery: Current perspectives and future directions.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Review
- Does the Pre‑Operative Substance Use Disorder Affect the Long‑Term Mortality after Bariatric Surgery?Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Food and alcohol disturbance among people who have undergone bariatric surgery.Obesity science & practice · 2024Article
- Integration of Endogenous Opioid System Research in the Interprofessional Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity and Eating Disorders.Advances in neurobiology · 2024Article
- Screening Risks of Alcohol Abuse, Depressive Symptoms, and Decreased Health-Related Quality of Life in Post-Bariatric Patients and Their Relations to Weight Regain.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- AuTomaTed Alcohol Misuse INterventions in a Bariatric Surgery Population: The ATTAIN Bariatric Pilot.The Permanente journal · 2023Article
- Development of gambling disorder after bariatric surgery: a call for research.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
Obesity represents a major medical and public health problem worldwide. Efforts have been made to develop novel treatments, and among them bariatric surgery is used as an effective treatment to achieve significant, long-term weight loss and alleviate medical problems related to obesity. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is also a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Recent clinical studies have revealed a concern for bariatric surgery patients developing an increased risk for alcohol consumption, and for AUD. A better understanding of the relationship between bariatric surgery and potential later development of AUD is important, given the critical need of identifying patients at high risk for AUD. This paper reviews current clinical and basic science research and discusses potential underlying mechanisms. Special emphasis in this review is given to recent work suggesting that, alterations in alcohol metabolism/pharmacokinetics resulting from bariatric surgery are unlikely to be the primary or at least the only explanation for increased alcohol use and development of AUD, as changes in brain reward processing are also likely to play an important role. Additional studies are needed to clarify the potential role and mechanisms of how bariatric surgery may increase alcohol use and lead to AUD development.
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