A 40-year study conducted by Intermountain Health shows that people who have weight-loss surgery tend to live longer than patients with severe obesity who don't have the surgery.
The study followed patients for up to 40 years after having bariatric weight-loss surgery and found a significant reduction in death rates from heart disease, diabetes and cancer compared to matched patients with severe obesity who didn't have surgery.
"This study, specifically, wanted to look at what happens to death. What is the risk of death after having bariatric or weight-loss surgery versus patients who die without having surgery?" Richards said. Obesity can also be strongly tied to socioeconomic factors and what types of food are available — and accessible — to certain groups of people.
Noting the benefits of weight-loss surgery, the study also found evidence that suggests an increased risk of death from chronic liver disease and higher death rates from suicide in patients who underwent bariatric surgery at younger ages.
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