A Peer-reviewed Publication PUBL IS NG EXCE HI ENCE LL 20 YE A R S Clinical Developments and Metabolic Insights in Total Bariatric Patient Care VOL. 20, NO. 7 12 • JULYDECEMBER 2023 BARIATRICTIMES.COM ORIGINAL RESEARCH INSIDE THIS ISSUE EDITORIAL MESSAGES A Message from Dr. Richard M. Peterson— Farewell and Thank You! ............................................4 A Message from Dr. Jennifer C. Seger— GLP-1s and the Butter y E ect ..................................4 A Message from Dr. Raul J. Rosenthal— BT: A Voice for the Community ...................................5 PERSPECTIVES The Advent of Arti cial Intelligence...and the Farewell of Print Media! ...........................................................8 COMMENTARY Can the “Collective Impact” Framework Model Lower Obesity Rates and Healthcare Costs Around the World? ................................................................ 12 ORIGINAL RESEARCH How Do Postoperative Patients Stay on Task with Nutrition Goals and Physical Activity to Prevent Weight Regain? .................................................................... 16 THE RESEARCH GRANT REPORT Interviews with Andrew Wheeler, MD, and Thomas Shin, MD, PhD ..........................................................22 BRIEF REPORT Google Trends in Bariatric Surgery—A Disconnect Between Public Interest and Surgery Performed .... 24 COMMENTARY Are We Missing Another Opportunity? .................... 28 BARIATRIC CENTER SPOTLIGHT R&R Surgical Institute—Torrance, California .......... 30 READERS’ CHOICE: THE MOSTVIEWED ARTICLES OF ALL TIME .......................................................... 33 RAISING THE STANDARD The Finale ................................................................. 34 LETTER TO THE EDITOR A Response to “Are We Missing Another Opportunity?” .......................................................... 35 MEDICAL METHODS IN OBESITY TREATMENT Anti-obesity Pharmacotherapy: Where Do We Stand in 2023? ....................................................................... 36 WALTER PORIES’S CARTOON CORNER ................. 39 How Do Postoperative Bariatric Patients Stay on Task with Nutrition Goals and Physical Activity to Prevent Weight Regain? T by ANTHONY L. HEARD, EdD, RRT he purpose of this research study was to explore how postoperative bariatric patients adhered to nutrition goals and physical activity to prevent weight regain. Thematic analysis and iterative comparison were used to identify the themes of motivation for surgery, support systems, eating habits, level of physical activity, mental health, physical health, health choices, and self-image to evaluate the challenges and successes of long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery. Page 16 BRIEF REPORT PERSPECTIVES Google Trends in Bariatric Surgery—A Disconnect Between Public Interest and Surgery Performed by NICHOLAS GONSALVES, MD; JOSHUA TSENG, MD; YUFEI CHEN, MD; MAGGIE DILLER, MD The Advent of Arti cial Intelligence... and the Farewall of Print Media! by ADRIAN DAN, MD H ere, the authors delve into the emergence of arti cial intelligence in the realm of metabolic and bariatric surgery. With guest perspective from MATT KROH, MD, FACS, FASMBS, FASGE G oogle Trends was used to explore the relationship between current trends in public interest and rates of bariatric operations performed in the United States. Page 24 Page 8