Weight-Loss Surgery Favorable to Less Obese People, according to research

By Charles Ty on Jun 21, 2011 in Health, Science • No comments

A research conducted at Stanford University reveals weight-loss surgery is favorable to less obese people, according to various international news sites.

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Accordingly, 981 patients were subjected to weight-loss surgeries. They have body mass index (BMI) ranging from below 50 to greater than 50.

The research concluded that the patients with lower-BMI had better outcomes than those with higher BMIs. They lost more weight and had higher rates of remission of diabetes.

“There was a clear trend that as your weight was lower when having gastric bypass surgery, your outcomes were actually better. This finding suggests that perhaps we should be getting patients to surgery sooner than later, before their weight goes too high and the surgery comes less effective,” said research co-author Dr. John Morton, director of bariatric surgery at Stanford Hospital & Clinics at Stanford University in Palo Alto.

“After all, when we talk about patients below a BMI of 35, we’re not talking about people who are just pleasantly plump. These are people with real, substantial risks associated with excess weight, particularly with respect to diabetes, which has a lot of negative consequences,” Morton continued.

The study was presented Thursday at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery.