The goal of the 8th edition of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity is to help primary
care physician provide safe, effective care to patients with obesity by offering evidence …

A 44-year-old morbidly obese woman inquires about bariatric surgery, a treatment option for
patients with a body-mass index of 40 or more (or of 35 or more when there are coexisting …

Background Surgery for obesity and metabolic diseases has been evolved in the light of
new scientific evidence, long-term outcomes and accumulated experience. EAES has …

Obesity is a chronic metabolic disease characterised by an increase of body fat stores. It is a
gateway to ill health, and it has become one of the leading causes of disability and death …

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), and the
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA). This work represents an update to …

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 …

Obesity is a chronic disease that has already reached pandemic proportions and is
becoming one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. A comprehensive …

In 2012, an outstanding expert panel derived from IFSO-EC (International Federation for the
Surgery of Obesity-European Chapter) and EASO (European Association for the Study of …

The development of consensus guidelines for obesity is complex. It involves recommending
both treatment interventions and interventions related to screening and prevention. With so …

This review is an update of the long-term follow-up of nutritional and metabolic issues
following bariatric surgery, and also discusses the most recent guidelines for the three most …