Find Out How Well Bariatric Surgery Works

In the United States, the number of bariatric surgeries done each year has ballooned. Now, in an August 27 state-of-the-art review in iThe BMJ/i and a September 3 editorial in iJAMA/i, David Arterburn, MD, MPH, weighs the evidence on the benefits and risks of the various types of this surgery. "It's critical that we find effective-and cost-effective-ways to treat severe obesity," said Dr. Arterburn, an associate investigator at Group Health ...