Can a Weight Loss Surgery Reduce Risk of Heart Risks in Diabetics?

Heart risks in Type 2 diabetes patients can be reduced through bariatric surgery, a study suggests

A new study suggests that besides shedding fat, bariatric surgery may also reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases like strokes, by almost half.

The study, reported in The New York Times, however, was an observational study, and not a randomised controlled trial, which is considered the ‘gold standard in medicine’.

Roughly 2,300 bariatric surgery patients were compared with 11,500 closely matched patients who had not undergone surgery.