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Weight loss surgery is helping people live healthier lives and saving them money. According to a new study, people with severe obesity cut their diabetes costs by 65 percent between three and six months after weight loss surgery. Patients also reduced spending on blood pressure medications by one-third. Naomi Parrella, an assistant professor in the department of surgery at Rush Medical College and study co-author, told UPI; "When we take into account the growing number of people with obesity in the United States, we must consider the associated increased number of people requiring treatment for diabetes and/or high blood pressure".

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