Obesity Health Issues - High Blood Pressure/Heart Disease
What is it?
Excess body weight keeps the heart from working properly and results in high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure can cause strokes, heart and kidney damage. While hypertension may occur regardless of a person’s age, gender, or body mass, complications tend to be more severe in the obese.
How is it affected by bariatric surgery?
Gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery helps to reduce excess body weight over time. The weight loss can help take away some of the strain on the heart. In addition, changes in diet and exercise after gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery can lead to significant improvement of hypertension and other cardiovascular problems.
What success have patients found through bariatric surgery?
According to a recent study, hypertension was resolved or improved in 78.5 percent of patients gastric bypass surgery or lap band surgery. |
