 Although hormonal disturbances may play a certain role in the development of obesity, more important are the possible consequences of obesity and the influence of surgically-induced rapid weight loss on overall endocrine function of these patients. Studies evaluating the effect of weight loss on thyroid function show inconsistent results. Whilst some authors have shown that weight loss after bariatric surgery may have a positive effect on thyroid dysfunction, especially in individuals with preoperative subclinical hypothyroidism 1 resulting in normalisation of TSH levels, others fail to show any significant postoperative changes. 