Introduction Bariatric surgery (BS) leads to substantial weight loss accompanied by reversal
of several obesity-related co-morbidities and reduced mortality. However, surgery is …

Class I obesity conveys an increased risk of comorbidities, impairs physical and mental
health-related quality of life, and it is associated to an increased psychosocial burden …

The outcomes of bariatric surgery, while often impressive, are not universally satisfactory;
they vary from patient to patient and from operation to operation. Between 20–30% of …

The prevalence of obesity has increased so rapidly over the last few decades that it is now
considered a global epidemic. Obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more, is …

Key Points An estimated 8–10 million people suffer from extreme obesity, defined as a body
mass index (BMI) of greater than 40 kg/m 2. Bariatric surgery has advanced significantly …

Obesity is rapidly becoming a major health concern and could be considered equal to
smoking as a preventable cause of premature death. The National Institute for Health and …

In 2012, an expert panel composed of presidents of each of the societies, the European
Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity (IFSO-EC), and of the …

Bariatric surgery is recognised as a legitimate treatment for obesity. Knowledge of its key
long-term outcomes, such as durability of weight loss, remission of obesity-related …

In 2012, an expert panel composed of presidents of each of the societies, the European
Chapter of the International Federation forthe Surgery of Obesity (IFSO-EC), and of the …

Obesity is a worldwide main health concern, with a high treatment failure. This chapter
focuses on the definition of obesity, based on excessive fat accumulation and thus …