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Weight-Loss Surgery Increases Bone Fracture Risk

A recent research has underlined the point that a weight loss surgery like bariatric increases the risk of bone fracture. To know the reason, check the details here:

Bariatric or weight loss surgery includes a variety of procedures that are performed obese people. It is done by reducing the size of the stomach with an implanted medical device (gastric banding) or through the removal of a portion of the stomach. This surgery is also carried out by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small pouch (gastric bypass surgery). It causes significant long term weight loss, recovery from diabetes, improvement from cardiovascular disease and a reduction in mortality of 23 percent from 40 percent. But now this new study has come into light claiming that such kind of weight loss surgery can raise the risk of bone fractures in the future. So here is the detailed study.


Weight-Loss Surgery Increases Bone Fracture Risk


Weight-Loss Surgery ups the Risk of Bone Fractures

This study was done by Kelly Nakamura, at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine Rochester, Minnesota. She reported the final analysis of research that was presented in two years. This previous study included a small subset of the 258 patients. Now this new and full analysis showed that people who had bariatric surgery have 2.3 times the chance of fractures in comparison to the general population. This new risk is opposed to the earlier one of 1.8 folds.

Nakamura's analysis stated that patients who had bariatric surgery had an increased risk of a fracture at nearly all skeletal sites which were included in the study. There is a greater chance of breaking a foot or hand. It is three times higher than expected. 94 patients underwent gastric bypass surgery between 1985 and 2004. 79 of them had 139 fractures in 9 years. They got their first fractures around 6 years back on an average.

Therefore guys!!! if you are in the trap of a heavy bulk of fat layers on your stomach and thinking to get a surgery done, then think again as this may cost you many bone fractures. So take care of yourself and do not neglect your health to stay happy and fit!!! Good luck!!!


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