optimal way to manage morbid obesity is bariatric surgery
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Optimal Way to Manage
Morbid Obesity is
Bariatric Surgery
Jim Ellsmere, MD MS FRCSC FACS
NEJM September 21, 2017
NEJM September 21, 2017
Conclusions
• Behavior change is the cornerstone of treatment
• The typical patient with morbid obesity undergoing lifestyle counselling will maintain their weight
• A patient with morbid obesity undergoing lifestyle counselling and bariatric surgery can expect to lose 1/3 of their body weight
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