The criteria for weight-loss surgery need to be changed
Weight-loss surgery is currently only offered to patients who exceed a certain BMI. However, surgical intervention could improve the health of many more people. This is shown by the Swedish Obese Subjects study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy, involving 104 patients who were operated on despite their BMI being “too low”. As a result, the risk of developing diabetes was reduced by 67 percent.In order to meet the current selection criteria for weight-loss surgery, patients in Sweden and in many other countries must have a certain body mass index (in Sweden above 40 for healthy patients)