Caution :
“Bariatric surgery does have a role to play in obesity management, but we should explore every other option before we resort to surgery.”
Robert Houtman, director of the Obesity Management Association, a UK-based patient advocacy group.
“In appropriately selected patients, especially those witha high cardiovascular risk, surgical weight loss could be life- saving.”
“The magnitude of effect on risk factors is impressive, and to date no pharmacological therapy for weight management or diabetes has shown a comparable effect over these short timeperiods.”
The authors of a study led by Amanda Vest of the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.
The survey was published yesterday in the U.K. journal Heart, which commissioned the research.
Fact :
At least 2.8 million adults die each year as a result of being overweight or obese, according to the Geneva-based World Health Organization.
Source Weight-Loss Surgery Cuts Heart Risk More Than Drugs
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"The more options that we have available, the better it's going to be."
Lead researcher Dr. Kishore Gadde, fromDuke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina.
"Have a discussion with your doctor, not about whether there's a magic bullet you could be on for weight loss, but whether or not you're on any medications at this point that could be contributing to weight gain."
Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, from the University of Ottawa in Canada and the Bariatric Medical Institute.
Source "Epilepsy drug leads to weight loss, side effects"
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