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Bariatric surgery can now become the trendiest way for shedding the extra pounds but the major drawback of this procedure is that its can result in thinning the bones.
"Bariatric surgery is the most convenient way to lose weight for individuals who have been unable to achieve significant weight loss through diet modifications and exercise programs alone, and helps attain a more healthy body weight," says Dr Pradip Chowbey, Secretary General Asia Pacific Bariatric Surgery Society and President Obesity Surgery Society of India.
The weight loss surgery is of three major types - Lapband, Lap sleeve reception and Lap Gastric bypass.
According to the doctors, the body of a person will not be able to absorb calcium in a proper manner after undergoing any weight loss surgery.
"In India though the Lap Gastric bypass surgery is most popular and standard procedure to shed extra pound, Calcium absorption in body goes down after any weight loss surgery leading to thinning of bones," says Chowbey.
Dr AK Kriplani, Bariatric Surgeon at Indrapastha Apollo Hospital says calcium mal-absorption happens if a person has undergone gastric bypass surgery.
"In a normal human body calcium is mainly absorbed from the proximal part of the small intestine when food passes through it," says Kriplani.
"But in a gastric bypass surgery this proximal part of small intestine is bypassed and food no longer passes through it thereby decreasing the absorption of nutrients especially Calcium," he adds.
