[16] Eligibility and guidelines [edit] Historically, eligibility for bariatric surgery was defined as a BMI greater than 40, or a BMI more than 35 with an obesity-associated comorbidity, as...
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“Obesity is a chronic disease, and research has demonstrated that bariatric surgery is the most effective tool for inducing and maintaining long-term weight loss,” says Yale Medicine...
Category, BMI Range ; Normal, 18.9 to 24.9 ; Overweight, 25 to 29.9 ; Class I, Obesity, 30 to 34.9
Healthcare providers may recommend bariatric surgery if other weight loss methods have failed and if obesity appears to pose a greater risk to your health than surgery. Bariatric surgery procedures work by modifying your digestive system — usually your stomach, and sometimes also your small intestine — to regulate how many calories you can consume and absorb. They can also reduce the hunger si ...
Bariatric surgery is a weight-loss option for people who struggle with severe obesity, but it’s not for everyone. Doctors use specific guidelines to decide if someone is a good candidate for this t...
The application of the BMI of > or =35 as the major prerequisite for access to bariatric surgery is no longer appropriate because the index, now incorporated in the requirements of Medicare, Medica...
BMI guidelines for bariatric surgery in diabetes: how low can we go? Diabetes Care. 2012 Jul;35(7):1399-400. doi: 10.2337/dc12-0729. Author Donna H Ryan 1 Affiliation 1 Pennington...
We performed a meta-analysis of weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) evaluated in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies of bariatric surgery vs conve...