Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes
Restrictive weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass, involves limiting the stomach size, ultimately causes the patient to eat less. In contrast, with malabsorptive operations, such as biliopancreatic diversion, the intestines are rearranged in such a way that the patient absorbs less of what is eaten.
The new findings indicate that with restrictive operations, the improvement [...]
Restrictive weight loss surgery, such as gastric bypass, involves limiting the stomach size, ultimately causes the patient to eat less. In contrast, with malabsorptive operations, such as biliopancreatic diversion, the intestines are rearranged in such a way that the patient absorbs less of what is eaten.
The new findings indicate that with restrictive operations, the improvement [...]
