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Health, Social Life Improve After Weight-Loss Surgery: Study
Date:8/19/2012

SATURDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery to treat obesity not only improves people's health, but also benefits their relationships and social lives, a new study finds.

Researchers from Arizona State University questioned more than 200 adults who underwent weight-loss surgery about their surgical results as well as why they wanted the operation in the first place.

The patients, who ranged in age from 26 to 73 years, were asked about their health and self-esteem, and any changes they experienced in their social lives, their work and their ability to be physically active after the surgery.

The researchers found a big reason the patients decided to have the surgery was to lower their risk for health problems. They also wanted to look better and boost their self-confidence. Many patients also said they wanted to be able to be more physically active and avoid the stigma associated with being overweight.

Following weight-loss surgery, the patients lost an average of 95 pounds per person. As a result of this weight loss, the patients achieved many of their surgery goals, including better health, the study revealed.

"We thought there would be more negative reactions to the surgery, but the response was very positive," study co-author Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, an Arizona State University School of Social and Family Dynamics professor, said in a news release from the American Sociological Association. "Most people had improvements in chronic health problems."

Specifically, the patients experienced improvements in diabetes, heart disease and sleep apnea. They also reduced their cholesterol levels.

The study showed the participants were also able to be more active. The patients who wanted to undergo weight-loss surgery to avoid negativity from their family and friends added that their relationships improved and they felt less depressed after their operation.

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