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Thursday, October 14, 2004Diabetes was eliminated in nearly 77 percent of the affected patients; high blood pressure was eliminated in nearly 62 percent; cholesterol improved in at least 70 percent; and obstructive sleep apnea -- episodes when breathing stops during sleep -- disappeared in almost 86 percent. All four conditions are strongly linked to obesity and can have lethal consequences. What the study doesn't look at is the complication rates of the surgery. Doesn't look at them at all. Becoming a heroine addict will also lead to a dramatic weight loss, and probably a reduction in the same comorbidities. But we all know the downside of heroine addiction. Do we know the downside of bariatric surgery? Not as well, I'm afraid. FREUDIAN SLIP CORRECTION: That should have been "heroin" not "heroine." Nothing wrong with heroine addiction. (Thanks to richard[WINTERS]md for pointing that out.) posted by Sydney on 10/14/2004 08:07:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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