Rabu, 19 September 2012

Health benefits of gastric bypass persist for years

Bariatric surgery patient Carolyn Dawson checks her body mass index (BMI) on a chart in her doctor's office before an exam three weeks after her gastric bypass in DenverNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The short-term benefits of weight loss surgery are well known in severely obese people, but a new study finds that improvements in diabetes and blood pressure may hold up for years after the procedures. At six-year patient follow-ups, three quarters of people who'd undergone gastric bypass surgery had lost at least 20 percent of their pre-surgery weight and kept it off, researchers found. "It's been somewhat in question how durable the weight loss might be," said lead author Ted Adams, from the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City. ...


Source: http://news.yahoo.com/health-benefits-gastric-bypass-persist-years-193706229.html

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