Editor's Blog
June 15, 2009
Researchers for the Mayo Clinic in the US reviewed nearly 100 surgical cases spanning 21 years for their study.
They found a fifth of patients suffered fractures – twice the rate typical for their age – with most breaks occurring in the bones of the hands and feet.
The findings will be presented at the Endocrine Society Annual Meeting.
In the study, 21 individuals experienced 31 fractures within an average of seven years after their weight loss or bariatric surgery.
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We should all be aware by now what are the real risks of obesity, too bad we still don’t have the perfect cure for that. Diet pills work for some of us depending also on our food diets but curing obesity is far more complex than that, it’s a long term shot and a lot of people quit the race before time.