Introduction: Prior meta-analysis has reported mortality rates among post-operative bariatric
patients, but they have not considered psychiatric factors like suicide contributing to …

Epidemiological studies have documented the growing prevalence of severe obesity during
the past three decades. The primary goal of this study was to estimate the trajectory of BMI …

Being obese goes beyond moral failure or a character flaw. Obesity has the defining
characteristics of a chronic disease for which there is no cure. Treatment may require …

Globally, bariatric surgery, commonly known as weight loss surgery, has grown in popularity
among obese individuals as a means to addressing their weight-related negative health …

Obesity is a medical state in which an individual has excessive body fat that causes an
increased risk of metabolic derangement. It is conventionally defined as a body mass index …

Background. Obesity in America has increased exponentially since the 1970s with no sign of
slowing down. It is a major public health problem, and is currently the second leading cause …