San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 29, 2006 In a first-of-its-kind study of bariatric surgery, the Mayo Clinic studied patients who underwent Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass surgery. They discovered the procedure reaps significant cardiac benefits compared to patients enrolled in traditional weight-reduction programs. The study covered 197 patients who underwent Roux-en-Y surgery, the most common weight-loss procedure […]
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Type 2 Diabetes Curable Bariatric Surgery?
Type 2 Diabetes Curable Bariatric Surgery? Article by Jamie Hanson Bariatric procedures used for treating severe obesity has been studied as a cure for type 2 diabetes mellitus.Studies have found that more than 75% of type 2 diabetes patients who undergo bariatric surgery no longer experience symptoms and no longer require insulin or other medications.Obesity […]