OHIO — A 10-year study shows that teens who have had bariatric surgery had sustained weight loss and improved metabolic health.
Nationwide Children’s Hospital was one of five institutions across the U.S. to take part in the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery research study.
The study included 260 patients who received bariatric surgery as teenagers (13 to 19 years old) and analyzed their health outcomes over a 10-year span. The research shows there was a mean reduction of 20% in body mass index, as well as improvements with blood pressure, type 2 diabetes and other obesity-related illnesses…