Bariatric Surgery Risks

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  Thinking Of Getting A Bariatric Surgery? Read This First!

  Bariatric surgery is a common surgery which people get done for weight loss. This surgery is usually done by people who are suffering with obesity-related health problems and those who failed to lose weight despite making the efforts.

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  Weight Loss Surgery Could Be Tied With Increased Risk Of Suicide: Study

  The Swedish study emphasized on the need of thorough pre-surgery mental health assessments of bariatric patients

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  Weight-Loss Surgery Increase Risk Of Suicide, Says Study

  Obese patients, who go through a weight loss surgery, are more likely to commit suicide as compared to the rest, who choose other ways of losing weight.

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  Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Risk Of Death In Obese Adults By Half

  Obese middle-aged men and women who undergo bariatric surgery for weight loss may have reduced their risk of death by 50 per cent than those tackling their weight through diet and behaviour alone.

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  Weight-Loss Surgery May Halve Risk Of Death In Obese Adults

  So if you are obese, you must read this one.

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  Reduce Obesity To Treat Diabetes

  Every ten kilograms of extra weight reduces life by three years. An obese person with a 50 kg of extra weight has already shortened his life by nearly 15 years. Commonly associated diseases like diabetes, heart problem, joint pains and risk of developing cancer may even shorten the life span of the person.

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  Reduce Obesity Treat Diabetes

  Every ten kilograms of extra weight reduces life by three years. An obese person with a 50 kg of extra weight has already shortened his life by nearly 15 years. Commonly associated diseases like diabetes, heart problem, joint pains and risk of developing cancer may even shorten the life span of the person.

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  Weight Loss Surgery May Cut Diabetes Risks, Says Study

  Losing weight through surgical approaches appears to reduce people's risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, says a new study.

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  Pain, Physical Function Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery

  People with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are likely to experience improvement in pain, physical function and walking ability, says a study.

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  Weight loss surgery and death risk

  Weight-loss surgery (bariatric surgery) doesn't decrease the risk of death among severely obese middle-aged adults.

• Gastric bypass surgery for obesity

  The risk of having a heart attack is reduced substantially among obese people after they undergo gastric bypass surgery to lose weight.