- Bariatric surgery — also known as weight loss surgery — has been in practice since the 1950s.
- Researchers from the University of Utah found people who received bariatric surgery showed significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific conditions up to 40 years later.
- Scientists found an 83% increase in death rates from chronic liver disease in people who had bariatric surgery.
- And researchers also found young people who received bariatric surgery had a higher suicide rate.
Bariatric surgery, which refers to different weight loss surgery techniques, has been in practice since the 1950s. Doctors conducted more than 198,000 bariatric surgery procedures in the United States in 2020.
While weight loss surgery can have life changing — and even life-saving — outcomes for patients, the procedures also have
Now a new retrospective study from the University of Utah finds people who received bariatric surgery showed significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific conditions such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer up to 40 years after surgery.
However, scientists found death rates from chronic liver disease in people who received weight loss surgery were 83% higher than in people who did not have the surgery. And young people ages 18 to 34 who received bariatric surgery had an increased suicide rate than those who did not have surgery.
The study appears in
Bariatric surgery is an umbrella term for different weight loss surgery procedures. These include:
Depending on the type of surgery, the body is changed to alter how much food a person can eat at one time and how the food is absorbed, aiding in weight loss.
Previous studies show bariatric surgery can have additional benefits, including a reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, type 2 diabetes remission, and increased sex drive.
And weight loss surgery has been shown to…
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