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Bariatric surgery improves life expectancy – Health Report – ABC News

Significant weight loss that’s actually durable is elusive. The treatment that most reliably yields large, lasting weight loss is bariatric surgery – surgeries…

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It’s an oft-cited statistic that 1 in 3 Australians are obese, putting them at higher risk of conditions like diabetes and heart disease.
But significant weight loss that’s actually durable is elusive. The treatment that most reliably yields large, lasting weight loss is bariatric surgery surgeries where the body’s ability to take in or absorb food is dramatically reduced.
A new paper from a large, long-term study is shedding more light on how long people live after having bariatric surgery, compared…

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