Ohio State University: Criteria for Bariatric Surgery Should Include More Than Weight, Experts Say
June 28, 2019
June 28, 2019
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 28 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Ohio State University issued the following news:
Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide scientific and medical societies are pushing to change national guidelines that would allow more patients with the chronic diseases of obesity and diabetes to be eligible for bariatric surgery.
Obesity affects almost 40% of the population - or about 93 million adults - in the United States, according . . .
Experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and 45 worldwide scientific and medical societies are pushing to change national guidelines that would allow more patients with the chronic diseases of obesity and diabetes to be eligible for bariatric surgery.
Obesity affects almost 40% of the population - or about 93 million adults - in the United States, according . . .