I used to think it was bs to some degree. I couldn't think of something more horrible than forced undereating. But, in one of Lou's stories, he writes about a little known side effect.
Is Surgery the Magic Bullet Against*Obesity? - Male Pattern Fitness
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Originally Posted by my quote of Lou quoting someone else
A big reason the operation works is because it seems to suppress appetite. "If you listen to your patients, they come back and they say, 'Doctor, you put the fire out,'" Hutcher says. ... Paul Delios of Saugus, Mass. has lost 90 pounds. He owns a doughnut shop with his siblings, but he's able to resist the cravings. "Before I'd have cravings for everything. Now I really don't," he told Stahl.
For most patients the cravings really do disappear. One theory is that's because the operation suppresses the levels of a stomach hormone called "grelin" that activates the sensation of hunger.
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I really don't know enough to comment on the risks vs rewards. I wish I could not be hungry, since I always am, but I'm managing so far.