NIH study demonstrates long-term benefits of weight-loss surgery in young people
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Published in New England Journal of Medicine · View the paper (DOI)
A recent NIH study found that young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery between ages 15 and 18 continued to see significant improvements in health outcomes, including reduced type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal cholesterol levels. The study, known as Teen LABS, suggests that bariatric surgery may offer ...
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- NIH study demonstrates long-term benefits of weight-loss surgery in young people NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases · Oct 30, 2024 · first to report
- Sustained remission of diabetes and other obesity-related conditions found a decade after weight loss surgery in adolescence Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Oct 30, 2024