Gastric bypass surgery helps in lowering cholesterol and improving the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, concludes a new study.
Even after six years, all patients were off medication. Patients, who before surgery had an average body mass index (BMI) of 50, lost nearly 40 percent of their body mass index or 80 percent of their excess body weight.
Researchers at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics followed 248 laparoscopic gastric bypass patients for six years.
Ninety-four had hyperlipidemia, an elevation of lipids (fats) including cholesterol and triglycerides in the bloodstream, and 23 were being treated with lipid-lowering medications. Hyperlipidemia is a risk factor for coronary artery disease.
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"Bariatric surgery seems to give patients the jumpstart they need to maintain enough weight loss over the long term to keep hyperlipidemia at bay," Jamal added.
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High cholesterol level in blood are a risk for heart disease and stroke. They get deposited in the wall of the arteries and clog the circulation posing a threat to life.
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