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Most patients are concerned and wary about the fact that they might gain weight after undergoing gastric bypass surgery . Based on a published study, the patients that endure their first bariatric surgery can with stand major weight loss. This study was conducted on patients suffering this disease overa period of seven years to testify the condition. Analysts found out that the surgery not only helped in losing substantial amounts of body weight but kept it off. The study was conducted by Lead researcher Anita P. Courcoulas, MD, MPH. A total of 2,348 patients were studied at ten different hospitals in the United States of America. This study was deemed to be the first study to compare and measure the weight loss innon-surgery and surgery patients for a long period of time. About three-fourths of these patients went through the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. 80% of these patients were women with median age of 45. These patients showed the best results in weight loss. The rest o...

The rise in child obesity cases is indisputable. More and more children have weight issues and this is affecting their health as well as their self-esteem. Bariatric surgery has been used for weight loss on adults for many years but would it be an option for children? A new study says that it could actually be a beneficial option for adolescents. Led by Dr. Marc P. Michalsky, the surgical director of the Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the study showed that obesity can cause complications in abnormal glucose levels and high blood pressure in these young adults and that surgery could make things better. Researchers looked at the Teen Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) to determine the effect of weight loss surgery on adolescents. The study involved 242 participants with an average age of 17 and a median BMI of 51.Of these,72 percent were white, 76 percent were female, and 33 percent had at least three cardiovascular dise...

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery, has made many advances over the years. It started out as an invasive procedure but can now be done laparoscopically (with minimal incisions). The time taken has therefore been reduced, the pain is much less, and the risks associated with surgery are also reduced. Losing weight and managing weight loss can be a struggle for many and for different reasons. Some may have tried using traditional methods such as behavioral changes and diet, even if medically supervised. It is at this point that many consider weight loss surgery. There are different types of weight loss surgeries including gastric bypass, duodenal switch, sleeve gastrectomy, gastric banding, intragastric balloons, and revisional/conversion surgery. All these are meant to help the patient reduce weight so they can live a healthier and better life. Bariatric surgery has been established as a valid weight loss method after in-depth research but it may not be suitable for ev...