Bariatric Surgery and High Cholesterol

In a Study of Patients Following Bariatric Surgery, High Cholesterol Was Improved*

	Gastric Bypass % of Patients	Gastric Banding % of Patients
High Cholesterol Improved	95%⁴	78.3%⁴

In medical terminology, "improved" is defined as reducing the known symptoms and signs of the condition or disease.

Long-term Complications of High Cholesterol

Cholesterol is a substance found in all parts of the body. High cholesterol can be harmful and is associated with serious health conditions. You may want to compare bariatric surgery’s high improvement rates for this condition to the long-term effects of high cholesterol.

People with high cholesterol are at risk for developing:

-	Heart disease including hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis), which is a principle cause of coronary heart disease, and heart attack
-	Stroke which is an interruption or blockage of blood to the brain