Review on obesity management: bariatric surgery
Katya Peri, Mark J. Eisenberg
Abstract
Obesity is a chronic disease whose prevalence has increased to epidemic proportions in North America and across the world. Leading organisations in healthcare have compiled guidelines to help primary care practitioners screen, manage and treat patients with overweight and obesity. This review is the final part of our three-part series conducting an overview of the current clinical guidelines for obesity management. In this review, we provide an overview of the types of bariatric surgery, eligible populations, weight loss outcomes and future directions of surgical intervention for weight loss. Obesity is an important health issue that can lead to significant impacts on the heath. In severe cases, bariatric surgery is an appropriate intervention to help patients lose weight. This weight loss is associated with improved quality of life and comorbidity remission.