The results come from the Utah Obesity Study of 1,156 morbidly obese subjects — 418 of which had gastric bypass surgery.
For those who underwent surgery, the total weight loss was 35 percent at two years and 28 percent at six years. The rate of diabetes remission was 75 percent at the six-year exam. The control group showed no significant weight loss and only a 1 percent diabetes remission rate.
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