Obesity - Surgically-Induced Weight Loss
The Effects of Surgically-Induced Weight Loss on This Dyslipidemia of Morbidly Obese Premenopausal Females
Published in Women's Health Weekly, February 8th, 1995
According to an abstract presented by the authors to a joint plenary session of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, American Federation for Clinical Research, and the Southern Society for Pediatric Research, held February 2-4, 1995, in New Orleans, Louisiana, "An association between obesity, dyslipidemia, coronary artery disease, and elevated mortality has been well established. This study reports the effects of sustained weight reduction on the lipid profiles of 33 morbidly obese females with the following characteristics: average (±SEM) age = 37 ± 2 years, body weight = 119 ± 4 kg, waist/hip ratio (WHR) = 0.82 ± 0.01, blood pressure = 125/119 mm,...
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