Grant: CIHR Journalism Award
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A Fate Worse Than Fat
FY 2012-13
Summary
It seems that everybody is singing the praises of bariatric surgery to cure obesity: joints and hearts and sex lives are all being revitalized by the procedure. But is there more to the story? Though the upsides may be real, many people also report problems with vomiting, diarrhea and infections. Worse, some experience permanent nerve damage because they can no longer properly absorb micronutrients. Adding insult to injury, some can no longer absorb the pain killers that might help them manage the pain from this nerve damage. For some patients, the cure may be worse than the disease.
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CIHR Journalism Award
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Grant
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CIHR Funding Decisions Database
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270333
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Motluk Alison
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Research Institution
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Nutrition, Metabolism and Diabetes
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Clinical
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Journalism Awards
Projecttitle
A Fate Worse Than Fat
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Miscellaneous Programs
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$19,253
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CIHR Journalism Award
Keyworddelim
Bariatric Surgery; Micronutrient Deficiency; Neuropathy; Pharmaceutical Malabsorption
Abstract
It seems that everybody is singing the praises of bariatric surgery to cure obesity: joints and hearts and sex lives are all being revitalized by the procedure. But is there more to the story? Though the upsides may be real, many people also report problems with vomiting, diarrhea and infections. Worse, some experience permanent nerve damage because they can no longer properly absorb micronutrients. Adding insult to injury, some can no longer absorb the pain killers that might help them manage the pain from this nerve damage. For some patients, the cure may be worse than the disease.
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201210
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1 yr 0 mth
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Motluk, Alison
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1 an 0 mois
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Communications~ $19,253~ $0~
