Diet high in vegetable protein reduces risk of gall bladder surgery.This year, more than 500,000 Americans will have gallstones Gallstones Definition A gallstone is a solid crystal deposit that forms in the gallbladder, which is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile salts until they are needed to help digest fatty foods. that lead to surgery to remove their gall bladders gall bladder, small pear-shaped sac that stores and concentrates bile. It is connected to the liver (which produces the bile) by the hepatic duct. When food containing fat reaches the small intestine, the hormone cholecystokinin is produced by cells in the intestinal . Cholecystectomy Cholecystectomy Definition A cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder. The two basic types of this procedure are open cholecystectomy and the laparoscopic approach. , the surgical removal of the gall bladder, is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Costs associated with gall bladder disease account for more than $6.5 billion annually. Dietary choices can reduce the risk of surgery to remove the gall bladder. A large study of more than 80,000 women found that women with a high intake of vegetable protein had a lower risk of having their gall bladders removed than did women eating very little vegetable protein. These results suggest that the use of a diet with protein mainly (or solely) derived from plants could reduce the number of cholecystectomies and reduce health care costs. Tsai C-J, Leitzmann MF, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL. 2004. Dietary protein and the risk of cholecystectomy in a cohort of US women. Am J Epidemiol 160:11-18. |
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