The Bypass Effect On Diabetes, Cancer

By cbs news/60 minutes
Submitted by TR­Knight2007 — April 19, 2008 at 6:49 pm

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An operation performed primarily to reduce weight in the obese has some startlingly positive side effects. Gastric bypass surgery can send type 2 diabetes into complete remission, in some cases almost instantly. It can also alleviate sleep apnea, common among obese patients, which causes them to intermittently stop breathing in their sleep.

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