Researchers from the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts claims that common weight-loss surgeries for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy may lead to harmful effects on bones.
According to the study, while teenagers may opt for popular weight-loss surgeries, they may know that the common side-effect of the same may damage bone health severely.
Lead investigator of the study, Miriam A. Bredella, M.D., professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, and vice-chair of the Department of Radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston said, “Childhood obesity is a major public health issue that has increased over the last 10 years, sleeve gastrectomy is the most common bariatric surgery procedure performed in children and adults.”
In a sleeve gastrectomy, approximately 75% of the stomach is removed to restrict food intake and induce weight loss. It results in a typically round stomach taking on the shape of a…