Importance Severe obesity and its related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and sleep apnea, are very common in the United States, but currently very few …

Weight stigma is a key aspect of the lived experience of individuals with obesity, and
adversely affects health. This article provides an overview of recent evidence examining …

Objective: The aim of this study was to obtain estimates of changes in perioperative
outcomes and utilization of bariatric surgery in the United States from 1993 to 2016 …

Background The transition to electronic health records offers the potential for big data to
drive the next frontier in healthcare improvement. Yet there are multiple barriers to …

Importance Bariatric surgery can lead to substantial improvements in type 2 diabetes
(T2DM), but outcomes vary across procedures and populations. It is unclear which bariatric …

Major updates to 1991 National Institutes of Health guidelines for bariatric surgery Metabolic
and bariatric surgery (MBS) is recommended for individuals with a body mass index (BMI)> …

Background/objectives There is limited long-term data comparing the outcomes of sleeve
gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for severe obesity, both with …

Against the backdrop of obesity as a major public health problem, we examined three
questions: How much weight loss is needed to benefit patients with obesity? How well do …

Obesity is a chronic disease associated with serious complications and increased mortality.
Weight loss (WL) through lifestyle changes results in modest WL long-term possibly due to …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare weight loss, obesity-related comorbidities,
and biochemical outcomes of LSG versus LRYGB through a meta-analysis of randomized …