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Nature Reviews Endocrinology | Published online 12 Aug 2016; doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2016.134
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Fracture risk after bariatric surgery
Patients with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery are at increased risk of fractures, according to a new study published in the British Medical Journal. The findings seem to contradict the widely-held notion of obesity being protective against fractures.
Using data from the Quebec Integrated Chronic Diseases Surveillance System (QICDSS), 12,676...