Tag: Weight Loss Surgery

London: Apart from inducing substantial weight loss, bariatric surgery may change your relationship status too, a new study suggests. The finding suggests that individuals who have undergone the surgery have a higher probability of getting married or separating from their partner or getting divorced. “We have previously studied the medical benefits of bariatric surgery, but […]

Mumbai: Once holding the dubious distinction of being Asia’s heaviest woman weighing over 300 kgs, a woman from Maharashtra’s Palghar has shed a staggering 214 kgs in four years, her bariatric surgeon Shashank Shah announced here on Wednesday. The woman was identified as Amita Rajani, 42, of Vasai town in Palghar, adjacent to Mumbai. Her […]

Paris: In addition to reducing weight, bariatric or metabolic surgery may significantly reduce risk of death from heart complications, says a study. The surgery also help patients with Type-2 diabetes and obesity in controlling the condition and in treatment of cardiovascular diseases compared with people undergoing usual medical care, according to the findings. “The striking […]

New Delhi: Bariatric surgery can be a life-changer for severely obese teenagers, but the recipients may develop nutritional deficiencies years after treatment that can carry their own health risks if not properly managed, said health experts. Lifestyle modifications and eating healthy food, along with exercise, might work, they added. Bariatric surgery refers to a gamut […]

London: Weight-loss or bariatric surgeries are not usually performed in people above the age of 65. But researchers, including Indian-origin, have now found that these procedures could lead to successful weight loss and better diabetes control in older adults. The study, presented at the Society for Endocrinology annual conference in Brighton, UK, indicates that elderly […]

London: Individuals who undergo bariatric surgery or weight-loss surgery may face an elevated risk of bone fractures, say researchers. The study, published in the Journal of Internal Medicine, included 2,007 Swedish patients with obesity who were treated with weight loss surgery (either gastric bypass, gastric banding, or vertical banded gastroplasty) and 2,040 matched patients who […]

London: Researchers including an Indian-origin scientist in a new study have found that weight-loss surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes. The study, published in the European Heart Journal, found there were 60 per cent fewer fatal and non-fatal heart attacks and stroke among 3,701 men and women who received bariatric surgery […]

New York: Obese patients may lose more weight if they undergo bariatric surgery before they develop diabetes, a study suggests. Bariatric surgery refers to a gamut of weight-loss surgeries often recommended to people suffering from chronic obesity and obesity-related health problems such as diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol level and sleep apnea. “Our study suggests that […]