Article Category: liver enzymes

Long-Term Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Liver Enzymes in the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) Study

Liver enzymes are quite frequently elevated in patients with any degree of obesity. This elevation is even further exacerbated by conditions such as diabetes, elevated cholesterol, and triglycerides. Scientific evidence shows that weight loss surgical procedures improve the lever enzymes in the long term even if transiently they may worsen. We had previously published this finding.