The Impact of Weight Loss Secondary to Bariatric Surgery on Telomere Biology: A Narrative Review.

Biomedicines · 2026 · PMC12938474 · PMID 41751316

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While one assay showed increased TL post-weight loss, the other did not reach statistical significance, highlighting the controversial nature of the BS–TL relationship and the need for extended longitudinal studies [ 56 ].

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