Bariatric surgery prolongs lifespan in obese
January 16, 2018, Northwestern University
Obese, middle-age men and women who had bariatric surgery have half the death rate of those who had traditional medical treatment over a 10-year period, reports a study that answers questions about the long-term risk of the surgery.
The study was by Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and the Clalit Research Institute in Israel, which has one of the highest rates of bariatric surgery in the world. It will be published Jan. 16 in JAMA.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-01-bariatric-surgery-prolongs-lifespan-obese.html
