For gastric bypass patients, percent of weight loss differs by race/ethnicity, study finds

(Kaiser Permanente) Non-Hispanic white patients who underwent a gastric bypass procedure lost slightly more weight over a three-year period than Hispanic or black patients, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. The study also examined two types of bariatric surgery and found that patients who underwent the now common gastric bypass procedure lost more weight over the same period than patients who underwent the more recently developed vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedure.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news