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Bariatric Surgery & Surgical Weight Loss News
The following articles on bariatric surgery, surgical weight loss, and weight loss in general are provided as resources to patients and visitors to our website. Dr. Monash has personally reviewed their contents and recommends them as useful resources.
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS GASTRIC BYPASS MAY HAVE NEW ROLE FOR LESS OBESE PATIENTS
Higher Remission Rates of Type 2 Diabetes, Better Relative Weight Loss Reported in Patients with BMIs of Less than 35
“A new study suggests gastric bypass surgery may be beneficial for patients who weigh less than what has been generally recommended for surgery…”
2011-06-16 - American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
NEW HOPE FOR WOMEN WITH MORBID OBESITY TRYING TO GET PREGNANT
New Study Shows Gastric Bypass May Reverse Infertility
“Obesity has been linked to infertility and now a new study shows bariatric surgery may treat its most common cause, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal imbalance that affects up to 10 percent of women of child-bearing age — 33 to 50 percent of whom are overweight or obese…”
2011-06-15 - American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
NEW STUDY SHOWS INCIDENCE OF HEART ATTACK, STROKE, DEATH DROP SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY
“Bariatric surgery can cut the incidence of heart attack, stroke or death by as much as 50 percent, according to a new study…”
2011-06-15 - American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Bariatric surgery: an IDF statement for obese Type 2 diabetes
“There is increasing evidence that the health of obese people with Type 2 diabetes, including the metabolic control of diabetes and its associated risk factors, can benefit substantially from bariatric surgery—that is, surgical procedures to produce substantial weight loss…”
2011-04-05 - International Diabetes Federation Taskforce on Epidemiology and Prevention
SURGERY TO TREAT HIGH CHOLESTEROL?
New Study Shows Gastric Bypass Can Normalize Cholesterol Levels Within Six Months And Keep High Cholesterol Away For at Least Six Years
“Gastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, according to a new study…”
2010-06-25 - American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
NEW STUDY SHOWS BARIATRIC SURGERY RESOLVES SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION IN WOMEN WITH MORBID OBESITY
Researchers from Miriam Hospital and Brown University Medical School Find New Benefit to Weight Loss Surgery
“Bariatric surgery not only helps people lose weight, it can resolve or significantly improve female sexual dysfunction (FSD), a prevalent and complex condition that adversely affects women’s health and quality of life, according to a new study…”
2010-06-24 - American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
