Obesity is a growing public health crisis in the United States and is associated with a
substantial disease burden due to an increased risk for multiple complications, including …

Racism and childhood obesity are both pervasive factors adversely affecting the health and
wellbeing of children and adolescents in the United States. The association between racism …

Background Studies have shown racial discrepancies in the rates of postoperative adverse
events following bariatric surgery (BS). We aim to systematically review the literature …

Importance Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity; yet it is
unclear whether the long-term safety and comparative effectiveness of these operations …

Background Understanding the disparities in utilization and weight loss outcomes of
metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) by demographics will inform strategies targeting …

Importance Bariatric surgical weight loss is associated with reduced cardiovascular
mortality; however, the mechanisms underlying this association are incompletely …

Background Racial disparities in postsurgical complications are often presumed to be due to
a higher preoperative co-morbidity burden among patients of black race, although being …

Background Large-scale analyses stratifying bariatric surgery readmissions by urgency are
lacking. Objectives Identify predictors of urgent/nonurgent readmission among “ideal” …

Background While social determinants of health (SDoH) have gained attention for their role
in weight loss following bariatric surgery, electronic health record (EHR) data provide limited …

BACKGROUND: Both gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy can induce diabetes
remission. However, deciding which procedure to perform is challenging, because …