A growing body of evidence supports the efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery for clinically
severe obesity. Despite this empirical support, bariatric surgery remains profoundly …

Aim To characterize factors associated with the receipt of anti‐obesity medication (AOM)
prescription and fill. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study used electronic …

The last four decades of health policy have yielded disappointing results with regard to the
effects of obesity on health. This failure is easily measured by relentless growth in the …

Purpose Populations most affected by obesity are not reflected in the patients who undergo
bariatric surgery. Gaps in the referral system have been studied, but there is a lack of …

Background Among patients who express interest in bariatric surgery, dropout rates from
bariatric surgery programs are reported as high as 60%. There is a lack of understanding …

Despite its cardiometabolic benefits, bariatric surgery has historically been underused in
patients with obesity and diabetes, but contemporary data are lacking. Among 1,520,182 …

The past decade has witnessed significant progress in the development of new antiobesity
medications, with several having greater efficacy than pharmacological agents previously …

Background Use of online crowdfunding to mitigate health-related cost burden is common in
the US, but its usage among candidates for metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is …

Background Bariatric surgery is underutilized in the United States. Objective To examine
temporal changes in patient characteristics and insurer type mix among adult bariatric …

Background Multidisciplinary screening of bariatric surgery candidates is recommended,
and some centers provide an additional preparation program (APP) to optimize patients …