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
Transcript of Optimal Way to Manage Morbid Obesity is Bariatric Surgery
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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