from the Wall Street Journal 06-19-12
Do bariatric surgery patients trade one addiction for another?
By Ron Winslow
Some people who undergo weight-loss surgery end up trading their struggle with food for one with alcohol – but perhaps not for the reason you think.
The largest prospective study to examine the connection found that 10.7% of patients who underwent a bariatric operation called roux-en-Y gastric bypass got in trouble with drinking by the second year after the surgery. That compared with about 7% of patients who drank too much before they had the same operation, reflecting a 50% increase in relative risk.
Dr. Wilson comments:
There be other reasons why women suffer from more anxiety than men. There is emerging evidence that certain dietary elements can affect brain function over time. Excessive fructose mainly from sugar and HFCS appears to be the primary driver on insulin resistance. When someone with insulin resistance consumes high glycemic carbohydrates mainly from grains their brain is subjected to magnified glucose spikes. Over time these jolts of glucose can adversely affect brain function leading to a condition called Carbohydrate Associated Reversible Brain syndrome or CARB syndrome.
People with CARB syndrome can develop up to 22 brain dysfunction symptoms including excessive anxiety. The most prominent symptom of CARB syndrome is craving sweet and starchy food, both common symptoms in many women. For some reason females are more prone to CARB syndrome than males, possibly due to the affects of hormones.
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