The Surgical clinics of North America
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Surg. Clin. North Am. · Dec 2011
ReviewThe economic costs of obesity and the impact of bariatric surgery.
The obesity epidemic has far-reaching implications for the economic and health care future in the United States. Treatments that show reduction in health care costs over time should be approved and made available to as many patients as possible. ⋯ The obesity epidemic must be addressed by policy efforts at the local, state, and national levels. As experts on obesity, bariatric surgeons must be prepared to guide and inform these efforts.