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Wenesday Feb 17-If you have weight loss surgery and do a second one, you are at a higher risk of complications such as protein malnutrition. A new reseacrh has found out that repeated bariatic surgery the only effective way for long term weight loss in obese people when done more than once in a patient it carries with it a higher risk of complications.

In their report, Greek researchers looked at 56 patients who had repeat bariatric surgery between 1995 and 2008. The patients had an average age of 39.6, and an average body mass index (BMI) of 46.9. (BMI is a measurement that takes into account weight and height, and those with a BMI over 30 are considered obese.)

The three main reasons for the “revisional” bariatric surgery were: unsatisfactory weight loss after the initial procedure; severe nutritional complications such as protein malnutrition; and intolerable side effects such as blocking or narrowing of the digestive tract. Repeated Weight-Loss Surgery Carries Added Risks – Yahoo! News

weight loss surgery is on the rise in the last two years as indicated by a report statistics on physical activity and diet;England 2010  published in Feb 2010 from the NHS information center. In 2008-2009 the NHS performed stomach stapling, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on over 4000 obese people compared to only 1,950 in 2006-2007. This is a clear indication that more and more people are getting overweight in the recent times. Another recent report has also indicated that weight loss surgery is more effective on teen compared to those who are undergoing lifestyle changes. With more and more people being overweight it is very important that we exercise more and eat right to avoid all the expenses associated with weight loss surgery. Find out more on weight loss, how to lose weight in six weeks and other weight loss products in my free report six weeks weight loss that you can read here.

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