Meera Shah, M.B., Ch.B.

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• The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Metabolism, the Metabolome and the Microbiome in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to identify changes to the metabolome (range of chemicals produced in the body) and microbiome (intestine microbe environment) that are unique to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and assess the associated effect on the metabolism of patients with type 2 diabetes.

• The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Weight Loss, and Its Association with the Gut Microbiome after Bariatric Surgery Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to assess the associated effects of probiotic supplements on weight loss, visceral and total body fat, and changes in the biological environment of the digestive tract in patients who have had bariatric surgery.