Obesity

Individuals with a BMI exceeding 40 or between 35 and 40 with comorbidities are potential candidates for bariatric surgery after careful evaluation by a multidisciplinary team including internist, surgeon, nutritionist, and psychiatrist.  There are two major categories of weight loss surgery: gastric restriction and intestinal malabsorption techniques. Restrictive operations create a small neogastric pouch and

Evaluation of Obese Patients Despite the fact that physicians have unique opportunities to play a major role in the prevention and treatment of obesity, concerns about drug safety, the lack of a permanently effective treatment and poor reimbursement have contributed to reluctance of physicians to treat obesity. BMI is most frequently utilized for the clinical

The prevalence of obesity is increasing at alarming rates across all sociodemographic groups in industrialized and developing nations alike. Obesity poses a tremendous clinical challenge, as it contributes to significant morbidity and mortality and carries a staggering economic cost. In this chapter, we examine the current understanding of the epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, and treatment of