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Weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) can lower the risk of having heart attack and stroke among obese people, reports a new study.
A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who are obese or severely obese has found that bariatric surgery is linked to significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes.
The study, which is published in the iEuropean Heart Journal /i, found there were 60% fewer fatal and non-fatal heart attacks and stroke among 3,701 men and women who received bariatric surgery ...