Weight Loss Due to Bariatric Surgery Harms Bone Density: Presented at ADA
By Jill Stein
WASHINGTON, DC -- June 12, 2006 -- Weight loss as a result of bariatric surgery may be detrimental to bone health, according to research presented here at the American Diabetes Association 66th Scientific Sessions (ADA).
Robert Considine, PhD, assistant professor, endocrinology division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and associates examined the effect of weight loss on serum markers of bone turnover in 10 premenopausal women and 10 middle-aged men before and 6 months after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Population-adjusted rates of bariatric surgery increased more than 7-fold in the U.S. population, from 3.5 per 100,000 in 1996 to 24.0 per 100,000 in 2002.1
It is imperative that the long-term effects of the significant weight loss associated with bariatric surgery be investigated, Dr. Considine said in his presentation on June 11th
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News - Weight Loss Due to Bariatric Surgery Harms Bone Density: Presented at ADA
By Jill Stein
WASHINGTON, DC -- June 12, 2006 -- Weight loss as a result of bariatric surgery may be detrimental to bone health, according to research presented here at the American Diabetes Association 66th Scientific Sessions (ADA).
Robert Considine, PhD, assistant professor, endocrinology division, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, and associates examined the effect of weight loss on serum markers of bone turnover in 10 premenopausal women and 10 middle-aged men before and 6 months after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
Population-adjusted rates of bariatric surgery increased more than 7-fold in the U.S. population, from 3.5 per 100,000 in 1996 to 24.0 per 100,000 in 2002.1
It is imperative that the long-term effects of the significant weight loss associated with bariatric surgery be investigated, Dr. Considine said in his presentation on June 11th
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News - Weight Loss Due to Bariatric Surgery Harms Bone Density: Presented at ADA
