Exploring the Need for Sustained GLP-1 Agonist Therapy: a Perspective on Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery

Affiliations

• ¹ School of Medicine, College of Medicine, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
• ² Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ³ Weight Management Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁴ Department of Sports Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁵ College of Medicine, Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁶ Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
• ⁷ Body Science and Metabolic Disorders International Medical Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung City, Taiwan.
• ⁸ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. drchangtingwei@gmail.com.
• ⁹ Weight Management Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. drchangtingwei@gmail.com.