title: Can we safely state that bariatric surgery helps prevent type 2 diabetes?
authors.affiliation: St Pierre University Hospital, Brussels 1000, Belgium. Jacques_himpens@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jacques M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Himpens
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology*