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Who is eligible for a gastric bypass?
You must fulfill the following conditions in order to be a candidate for weight-loss surgery: to have a body mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater, or to have a BMI between 30 and 35 with an obesity-related illness, such as severe sleep apnea, diabetes, heart disease, or high blood pressure. Mr. Ahmed Ahmed in this video talks about the eligibility criteria for a gastric bypass at NHS in the UK.
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Who is eligible for a gastric bypass? The NICE guidance in the NHS apply, so patients with a body mass index of 35 and over with the comorbidity related to obesity or patients with a BMR of 40 and no comorbidity. If the comorbidity is type 2 diabetes, you're eligible to have a gastric bypass at the BMR of 30 or even BMR of 27.5 if you are of Southeast Asian origin.
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