Bypass Surgery vs Dieting
Bypass Surgery vs Dieting
Adults who have trouble controlling their blood sugar may benefit more from bypass surgery than dieting.
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" Obese adults who have trouble controlling their blood sugar may benefit more from -- Patrick surgery compared to die -- a new study out of Duke University looked at certain amino acted in obese adult blood that typically -- linked to insulin resistant. Become low levels of these and you know acted in patient who had Barry after surgery compared to adults who love the same amount of weight by dieting in fact. Gastric bypass. -- patient started in their blood sugar improve before they lost weight from surgery. The researchers say doctors should look at these amino acids as markers for diabetes."
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