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New Joint Statement Confirms Bariatric Surgery Lowers Heart Disease Risk and Improves Cholesterol Levels
posted by Admin User at 2016-04-12 12:02:00
A joint statement published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology states that bariatric procedures improve lipid levels and consequently lower the risk of heart disease in obese patients. The scientific joint statement was made by National Lipid Association (NLA), American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA). "Patients who have excess weight or obesity may store over 50 percent of their body cholesterol in body fat," said Carl Orringer, MD, president of the NLA and associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. "Bariatric procedures that promote body fat loss can reduce cholesterol blood levels, especially bariatric surgeries that result in the greatest amount of weight loss." Alongside reducing body fat, conclusive research and studies show that bariatric surgery has a positive effect on adipocyte and adipose tissue function, which leads to an improvement in metabolic diseases including dyslipidemia, high glucose levels, and high blood pressure. Bile acid metabolism and the intestinal microbiome may also have a favorable effect post-surgery, which can improve dyslipidemia. "Bariatric surgery is well known to improve diabetes mellitus in patients with obesity," said Harold Bays, MD, an executive officer of the NLA and lead author of the scientific statement. "But what is less well recognized is the beneficial effect bariatric surgery may have on cholesterol levels, which is one of the most important risk factors for heart disease. In fact, it is sometimes forgotten that decades ago, gastrointestinal surgery was proven effective as a treatment for high cholesterol," said Dr. Bays. The statement is of two parts. The first which focused on the effects of bariatric surgery on lipid and cholesterol levels was published in the January/ February issue of the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. The second part of the statement is in press at the official journal of the ASMBS, Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD). If you or a loved one are suffering from obesity and related comorbid conditions such as cholesterol issues, call us at 1-877-269-0355 or log on to www.drgrabermd.com today to learn how bariatric surgery can improve your health!
posted at: 2016-04-12 12:02:00, last updated: 2016-04-12 12:03:27