TY  - JOUR
T1  - PRogress in filling the gaps in bariatric surgery
AU  - Courcoulas AP
Y1  - 2012/09/19
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.12337
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1160
EP  - 1161
VL  - 308
IS  - 11
N2  - 
The obesity epidemic is a major threat to public health. Estimates by the World Health Organization indicate that in 2008 more than 1.4 billion adults or 21% of the world population were overweight, a substantial proportion of whom (>500 million) were obese, and these numbers continue to increase.1 Sixty-five percent of the world's population live in countries where overweight and obesity are linked to more deaths than underweight and malnutrition.1 For severe obesity, bariatric surgery is the only treatment resulting in significant and sustained weight loss. Nevertheless, only a very small fraction of the eligible candidates undergo surgery.2

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.12337
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.12337
ER  -