Bariatric surgeons at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus found adolescents who underwent weight-loss surgery lost excess body weight and showed improvement in many obesity-related diseases within the first or second year following surgery, according to a hospital news release.
For the study, researchers looked at demographic data of 15 morbidly obese adolescents who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from 2004-2009. Data was collected before surgery, one year after surgery and two years after surgery. Researchers found adolescents experienced significant weight loss and improved or resolved obesity-related diseases. High blood pressure was resolved in four out of five patients who were being treated for the condition prior to surgery.
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For the study, researchers looked at demographic data of 15 morbidly obese adolescents who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass from 2004-2009. Data was collected before surgery, one year after surgery and two years after surgery. Researchers found adolescents experienced significant weight loss and improved or resolved obesity-related diseases. High blood pressure was resolved in four out of five patients who were being treated for the condition prior to surgery.
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