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As an expert bariatric surgeon who practices in Orange County, California at The N.E.W. Program, I am a firm believer in the many benefits of the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. Even in lieu of all the potential health benefits regarding the metabolic disorders associated with obesity that this surgery helps to resolve, I would never recommend this procedure as a preventive prophylactic measure. The gastric bypass is an exceptionally powerful tool for weight loss. Performing a gastric bypass on a diabetic individual with a BMI of less than 35 is not only not indicated, but dangerous. The diabetes would likely resolve, but this patient would likely become anorexic from the profound weight loss caused by the bypass. I know your article was written with “tongue in cheek”, but unfortunately this is just not a viable option for prevention of diabetes.

Sincerely,

Justin Braverman, M.D.
Bariatric Surgeon at The N.E.W. Program
Newport Beach, CA
www.weightcontrolsurgery.com

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