New Study Finds Healthcare Costs Drop Dramatically After Bariatric Surgery
A new study based on national insurance claims in the United States found that patients with obesity who had gastric bypass surgery cut their healthcare costs by nearly 40 percent after four years, and by 80 percent, if they also had type 2 diabetes before surgery. Source: Newswise Read More
Adolescent bariatric surgery reverses type 2 diabetes in 95 percent of teens, improves quality of life
The results of a new study to be published November 6, 2015 in The New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at The Obesity Society Annual meeting in Los Angeles, California show that three years after undergoing bariatric surgery, adolescents experienced major improvements in their weight, metabolic health, and quality of life. Nationwide
Weight Loss Surgery “Re-Wires” the Brain
The brain reacts differently to images of food depending on what method people choose for weight loss, according to MRI images. Researchers used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure the brain responses of individuals who lost weight after having bariatric surgery and individuals who lost weight by more traditional measures.
Obesity ‘not always linked with metabolic problems’
The researchers, from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, recruited 20 obese participants who were asked to gain 15 lb in weight over several months. The findings of the study are published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation. The researchers then studied how the gain in weight affected the participants’ metabolism.
Long-term effects of obesity surgery on adolescent skeleton are favorable
The skeletons of obese adolescents are usually more dense than those of normal weight teens, but after gastric bypass surgery, most return to normal density within two years, a new study finds. The results was presented at ENDO 2015, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, in San Diego. “In the short term, the participants’ bone density decreased proportionally to the successful weight reduction resulting from surgery.
