Obesity Health Issues - Dyslipidemia/High Cholesterol
What is it?
Dyslipidemia is a disorder of lipids or the fat-like substances in the blood High cholesterol is a common form of dyslipidemia and occurs when a person has too much of certain lipids in the blood. Harmful scar tissue and other debris cause thickening and hardening of the artery walls as these lipids build up on the wall’s lining. While dyslipidemia and high cholesterol may occur regardless of a person’s age, gender, or body mass, complications tend to be more severe in the obese.
What success have patients found through bariatric surgery?
Recent research on the impact of gastric bypass surgery and lap band surgery found that high cholesterol was improved in more than 93 percent of patients. |
