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Gastric Bypass Linked to Bone Loss

Posted on September 24, 2008

Weight-loss surgery is risky! A previous report showed an INCREASED risk of depression and suicide with weight-loss surgery. And now, new research by Columbia University reveals a connection between gastric bypass and deficiencies of calcium and bone loss.The study appears in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. More from ScienceDaily: Our research shows that deficiencies of calcium and vitamin D absorption occur following gastric bypass surgery, said Dr. Shonni J. Silverberg, professor of medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York, N.Y., and c...

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