Importance Severe obesity and its related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and sleep apnea, are very common in the United States, but currently very few …

Obesity has increased in prevalence worldwide and WHO has declared it a global epidemic.
Population-level preventive interventions have been insufficient to slow down this trajectory …

Background Diabetes is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and
affects people regardless of country, age group, or sex. Using the most recent evidentiary …

Importance Long-term results from randomized clinical trials comparing laparoscopic sleeve
gastrectomy (LSG) with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass (LRYGB) are limited …

Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …

Summary Each year, the American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health and other government agencies, brings together in a single document the …

Background Surgery for obesity and metabolic diseases has been evolved in the light of
new scientific evidence, long-term outcomes and accumulated experience. EAES has …

Introduction Durability is a key requirement for the broad acceptance of bariatric surgery. We
report on durability at and beyond 10 years with a systematic review and meta-analysis of all …

Objective: The aim of this study was to appraise the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux
disease (GERD), esophagitis, and Barrett's esophagus (BE) after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) …

Background: The American Heart Association, in conjunction with the National Institutes of
Health, annually reports on the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke …