Bariatric surgery may benefit obese people because the weight loss that accompanies surgery can reduce the risk of conditions such as heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. However, this treatment can come with serious risks and side effects.
A recent study found that obese teens and young adults had weaker bones after bariatric surgery.
Bariatric surgery is prescribed to obese people when diet and exercise are no longer working for them and obesity causes serious health problems. Sleeve gastrectomy, the most common form of bariatric surgery, works by removing 75 to 80 percent of the stomach, thereby limiting the amount of food that can be eaten.
Bariatric surgery is gaining popularity in the U.S. as obesity Continued growth domestically. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22 percent of teens in the United States are obese.
About 122,000 bariatric procedures were performed in 2020, compared with 28,000 in 2011, according to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.
in the latest studyresearchers assessed the bone health of 25 participants aged 13 to 25 who underwent bariatric surgery and compared it to 29 participants of the same age who did not undergo surgery.
All participants received diet and exercise counseling, and the results were reassessed after two years. Over two years, participants who did not have bariatric surgery continued to gain weight, while those who underwent surgery lost about 20 points in body mass index.
However, compared with obese adolescents who did not undergo surgery, those who underwent surgery had decreased bone density and strength.
Meanwhile, adolescents who did not undergo surgery continued to gain weight and had weaker bones. However, changes in bone strength were not statistically significant.
The findings were published in the journal Radiology.
The researchers said their study did not diminish the benefits of bariatric surgery, but warned patients to take care of their bone health after surgery.
“Surgery at all—diabetes and heart disease cause much higher morbidity and mortality than osteoporosis, and type 2 diabetes can be detrimental to bones,” said study senior author Miriam Bredella. Bredella) said, explain.
“Instead of saying, ‘Don’t have bariatric surgery,’ our study is saying, ‘Hey, if you do have surgery, just make sure you eat a healthy diet, you do weight-bearing exercise, and you get enough vitamin D and calcium,'” she added.
The research hopes to provide a target for new treatments that could improve bone health.
The following are some known side effect Bariatric surgery.
- nausea and vomiting
- Infect
- acid reflux
- Esophageal dilatation
- can’t eat certain foods
- ulcer
- hypoglycemia
- intestinal obstruction
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