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 …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Background Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and
affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary …

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

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …

Introduction Durability is a key requirement for the broad acceptance of bariatric surgery. We
report on durability at and beyond 10 years with a systematic review and meta-analysis of all …

The prevalence of obesity, measured by body mass index, has risen to unacceptable levels
in both men and women in the United States and worldwide with resultant hazardous health …

Importance Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for treatment of morbid obesity has increased
substantially despite the lack of long-term results compared with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y …

The prevalence of obesity has increased globally over the last 2 decades. Although the body
mass index has been a convenient and simple index of obesity at the population level …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other government …