How does bariatric surgery affect high cholesterol?
Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, is a condition in which there is excess of certain lipids in the blood. As these lipids build up inside the artery walls, harmful scar tissue and other debris begin thickening and hardening the walls. Doctors call this condition atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. While this may occur regardless of someone’s age, gender, or body mass, the disease tends to be more severe in the obese. Recent research on the impact of gastric bypass surgery found that hyperlipidemia and hypercholesterolemia were improved in more than 93 percent of patients.
Hypercholesterolemia, or high cholesterol, is a condition in which there is excess of certain lipids in the blood. As these lipids build up inside the artery walls, harmful scar tissue and other debris begin thickening and hardening the walls. Doctors call this condition atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. While this may occur regardless of someone’s age, gender, or body mass, the disease tends to be more severe in the obese.
