Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2022 Jul;32(7):2484-2487.
doi: 10.1007/s11695-022-06092-y. Epub 2022 May 3.

Changes in Resting Energy Expenditure After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Review of the Literature

Marwa Abu El Haija  1 , Rohit Kohli  2
Affiliations
Review

Changes in Resting Energy Expenditure After Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Review of the Literature

Marwa Abu El Haija et al. Obes Surg. 2022 Jul.

Abstract

Obesity is a rising medical condition; metabolic and bariatric surgery, mainly sleeve gastrectomy, offers a successful weight loss option which is maintainable. Weight loss is heavily dependent on energy expenditure. Resting energy expenditure (REE) after sleeve gastrectomy has been described in the literature with varying results. In this review, we review all published literature that described REE post sleeve gastrectomy in human. We found that REE goes down after sleeve gastrectomy as the weight loss occurs and REE when adjusted for weight (REE/kg) only goes up significantly in the 2 studies that included youths. REE/kg did not significantly change in studies including adults ages 30 and above. This study is the first that reviews and summarized REE findings post sleeve gastrectomy and more studies are needed especially targeting the pediatric and youth populations.

Keywords: Metabolic surgery; Resting energy expenditure; Sleeve gastrectomy.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Hales CM, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Ogden CL. Prevalence of obesity and severe obesity among adults: United States, 2017–2018. NCHS Data Brief. 2020;360:1–8.
    1. Ogden CL, Fryar CD, Martin CB, et al. Trends in obesity prevalence by race and Hispanic origin-1999-2000 to 2017–2018. JAMA. 2020;324(12):1208–10. - DOI
    1. Armstrong SC, Bolling CF, Michalsky MP, Reichard KW. Pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery: evidence, barriers, and best practices. Pediatrics. 2019;144(6).
    1. Ye Y, Abu El Haija M, Morgan DA, et al. Endocannabinoid receptor-1 and sympathetic nervous system mediate the beneficial metabolic effects of gastric bypass. Cell Rep. 2020;33(4):108270. - DOI
    1. Golzarand M, Toolabi K, Hedayati M, Azam K, Douraghi M, Djafarian K. Comparative study of resting metabolic rate and plasma amino acid profile in patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: 6-month follow-up study. Obes Surg. 2019;29(10):3125–32. - DOI

LinkOut - more resources