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Weight Loss Surgery |
Bariatric Surgery; Gastric Bypass; Gastroplasty; Stomach Stapling |
Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity[1]. The term bariatrics was created around 1965 [citation needed], from the Greek root baro ("weight," as in barometer) and suffix -iatrics ("a branch of medicine," as in pediatrics). Besides the pharmacotherapy of obesity, it is concerned with obesity surgery. Overweight and obesity are rising medical problems of pandemic proportions[2][3]. There are many detrimental health effects of ...
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Weight Loss Surgery Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- NIDDK Weight-control Information Network
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Food and Drug Administration
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
- American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org/
Resources
- American Obesity Association
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Gastric Bypass (National Institutes of Health)
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