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Obesity in America

CDC estimates 42.4% of U.S. adults had obesity and 9.2% had severe obesity in 2017, the highest incidence ever recorded...
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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Metabolic/bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective and durable treatment for severe obesity.
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ASMBS Position Statement on the Rationale for Performance of Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy...

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in response to inquiries made...
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Lessons Learned From My First 5 Years in Private Practice

Dr. Shiva Seetahal shares tips and tricks about how to set up a new bariatric program. He lists important factors...
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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Metabolic Bone Changes after Bariatric Surgery

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for the purpose of...
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Obesity Discrimination

Obesity Discrimination calls on the medical community to be more sensitive and understanding of the needs of people with obesity.
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ASMBS Statement Safer Through Surgery Regarding Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery During the...

The surgical treatment of obesity and its complications has been postponed in many parts of the world during the COVID-19...
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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Single-Anastomosis Duodenal Switch

The following updated statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in response to numerous...
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ASMBS Position Statement on the Relationship Between Obesity and Cancer and the...

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in response to numerous inquiries...
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AACE/TOS/ASMBS/OMA/ASA Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support...

The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity...