Weight-loss surgery may help prevent risk of diabetes - dnaindia.com/mobile

Washington, DC: n a study, researchers have
found that bariatric surgery reduces the long- term risk of developing diabetes by over 80 percent among people with obesity.

Conducted by Professor Lars Sjostrom,
Professor Lena Carlsson and their team at
Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, the study observed that bariatric surgery is considerably more effective than traditional care and lifestyle changes in preventing diabetes among people with obesity.

The treatment group consisted of 1,658 subjects who had undergone bariatric surgery, while the control group consisted of 1,771 equally obese people who had received traditional care. During 15-year follow-up, 392 people in the control group and only 110 people in the treatment group developed diabetes.

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