3. Randy Jackson
After suffering from chronic obesity for many years, beloved American Idol judge Randy Jackson was diagnosed with Type-2 diabetes in 2003 and opted to undergo gastric bypass surgery shortly after. The procedure creates a smaller stomach pouch to curb food intake by stapling a portion of the stomach, to energize weight loss efforts. It isn’t fool-proof though and Jackson had to stick to a strict diet as well as regular exercise. Since then, he’s lost over 100 pounds and credits the procedure and lifestyle change for saving his health and adding years to his life. Had he kept going on the track he was on, his diabetes would have eventually gotten the best of him.
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