Funding for bariatric surgery throughout the UK is limited to named patients who fulfil
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) criteria. 1 As described in a …

BACKGROUND Obesity rates in the UK are high with over one-quarter of adults being
classified as obese. 1 Obesity is associated with a number of medical comorbidities …

With a trebling of incidence since 1975, the World Health Organization estimates that most of
the world's population now live in countries where overweight and obesity kill more people …

Obesity is a public health pandemic; known to be itself a cause for increased morbidity and
mortality, it also adversely impacts other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular …

Recent reports suggest that the UK has one of the highest prevalences of obesity in Europe;
this will have major consequences for the NHS and society. 1 Prevention is key to tackling …

Morbid obesity is a major public health risk, and obesityrelated diseases cost the United
Kingdom National Health Service (NHS)£ 500 million a year, equivalent to 1.5% of its total …

Obesity and bariatric surgery are rapidly rising up the NHS agenda as a consequence of
social and lifestyle choices. As in all branches of medicine, prevention is better than cure …

Fortunately our surgical predecessors were right as we now know the perils of obesity; it
reduces life expectancy (by 30% for every 5 kg/m2 above normal BMI), 3 increases the risk …

STOCKHOLM—Bariatric surgery must expand to larger numbers of severely obese patients
with complicated disease, but be cautious in patients with a body mass index below 35 …

Background Pharmacotherapy is considered the primary treatment modality for diabetes
mellitus (DM), hypertension (HTN), and dyslipidemia (DYS). We sought to investigate the …