Bariatric surgery cuts heart attack risk for years
Source: WebMD
Researchers looked at numerous heart (cardiac) risk factors before and after gastric bypass surgery and found all improved.
Improvements in heart risk factors included:
- Total cholesterol declined from 184 before surgery to 174 after. (Below 200 is recommended.)
- HDL or “good” cholesterol rose 40%.
- LDL or “bad” cholesterol improved.
- Triglycerides (blood fats) declined by about 55%.
