Both groups experienced a weight loss of about 18%.
Crean was not involved with the study.
Weight loss from a calorie-restrictive diet does not involve any bypassing of the gastrointestinal tract.
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Therefore, researchers wondered if this method of weight loss would offer fewer metabolic benefits than a Roux-en-Y procedure.
It also puts you at risk for issues like hypertension, heart disease, and stroke.
However, that risk can be reversed.
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2013 Oct;258(4):628-36; discussion 636-7. doi:10.1097/SLA.0b013e3182a5034b
