Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that helps people who are very overweight to lose weight and become healthier. It involves making changes to the stomach or digestive system to restrict the amount of food a person can eat or absorb.
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- Cleveland Clinic researchers say this study is the largest ever - published series of bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes and body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg / m2 or less. (sciencedaily.com)
- Although there are no consensus national guidelines for bariatric surgery for adolescents, doctors generally follow the same national guidelines for adults: The patient should have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher (for example, someone 5» 4» would have to weigh at least 233 pounds to qualify), or a BMI of 35 (a weight of 204 for someone 5» 4») or greater with serious obesity - related health problems, such as type 2 diabetes. (health.com)
- SurgiCal Obesity Treatment Study (SCOTS): protocol for a national prospective cohort study of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Scotland (bmjopen.bmj.com)
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