INFOGRAPHIC 26.8 WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY SAVES LIVES
A multiyear study of obese people published in 2007 showed that those who underwent weight-loss surgery lost significantly more weight than those given only weight-loss counseling; there were also fewer deaths in the weight-loss group than in the counseling-only group.
A multiyear study of obese people published in 2007 showed that those who underwent weight-loss surgery lost significantly more weight than those given only weight-loss counseling; there were also fewer deaths in the weight-loss group than in the counseling-only group.
SOURCE: Sjöström L., et al. (2007) Effects of bariatric surgery on mortality in Swedish obese subjects. New England Journal of Medicine 357:741–752.