Criteria for bariatric surgery should consider more than just patient’s weight

Experts at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide scientific and medical societies are pushing to change national guidelines that would allow more patients with the chronic diseases of obesity and diabetes to be eligible for bariatric surgery. Obesity affects almost 40 percent of the population—or about 93 million adults—in the United States, according to the Centers […]

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