Obesity and Diabetes
Study Shows Potential for Resolving Type 2 Diabetes with Bariatric Surgery: 90% of All Diabetics Overweight or Obese
Published in Lab Business Week, March 29th, 2009
As the incidence of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes mellitus continues to increase worldwide, medical research indicates that surgery to reduce obesity can completely eliminate all manifestations of diabetes. In a study published in the March 2009 issue of The American Journal of Medicine, investigators analyzed 621 studies from 1990 to April of 2006, which showed that 78.1% of diabetic patients had complete resolution and diabetes was improved or resolved in 86.6% of patients as the result of bariatric surgery. The primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes is obesity, and 90% of all patients with type 2 diabetes are overweight or obese.
The dataset included 135,246...
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Source: Lab Business Week (2009-03-29)
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