Patients With 32-35 BMI Benefit From Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

A recent study published in the medical journal Elsevier found that moderately obese patients, with a BMI between 32 and 35, can benefit greatly from laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. The study demonstrated total remission of co-morbidities like diabetes, lipid disorder and hypertension in 36 of the 37 patients surveyed post-surgery, leading the study to conclude that strict limits on bariatric surgery (BMI greater than or equal to 35) should be amended to include this group. (Read Here)