2025 Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Lecture • Unraveling the Metabolic Syndrome

This episode features one of the fathers of metabolic surgery, Walter J. Pories, MD, FACS,
from Greenville, North Carolina. In his lecture delivered at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Chicago, Dr. Pories will discuss his research and insights into underlying molecular biology, with particular attention to fat storage, energy production, and lactic acid levels. He also will focus on how research into bariatric surgery has led to data-driven clarifications of the pathophysiology of obesity and related conditions.

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