Gastric Bypass and Alzheimer's
Gastric Bypass and Alzheimer's
A new study finds people who lose weight after gastric bypass surgery can reduce their risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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" Obesity has been linked to an increase risk for alzheimer's disease. Now a new study find gastric bypass surgery could help lowered their risk for cognitive decline researchers from the university of new York at buffalo discovered weight -- Appears to reduce the proteins that form plaques in the brain they compare blood samples that fifteen patients before and after they underwent Barry after surgery losing an average of 86 pounds. -- month after the procedure patients had a 22% reduction in the expression of alzheimer's -- reducing their risk of developing the disease."
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