Frankel, Todd C.,
Weighing the Risks: Obesity Surgery Goes Mainstream. Todd C. Frankel. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 4, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Weighing the Risks: Obesity Surgery Goes Mainstream, March 6, 2005; pp. A1+.
"The number of operations has skyrocketed 400 percent since 1999, to 140,640 last year [2004]. The procedure could soon surpass prostate removal and hip replacement among top major surgeries. The reason is simple. Obesity can cause debilitating medical problems. And nothing else seems to work for drastic weight loss. Not diets. Not drugs." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article discusses the dramatic increase in weight-loss surgery.
1522-323X;
Obesity--Surgery
Overweight persons
Public health
Weight loss
AC1.S5
050
Weighing the Risks: Obesity Surgery Goes Mainstream. Todd C. Frankel. - St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 4, Health, 1522-323X; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Weighing the Risks: Obesity Surgery Goes Mainstream, March 6, 2005; pp. A1+.
"The number of operations has skyrocketed 400 percent since 1999, to 140,640 last year [2004]. The procedure could soon surpass prostate removal and hip replacement among top major surgeries. The reason is simple. Obesity can cause debilitating medical problems. And nothing else seems to work for drastic weight loss. Not diets. Not drugs." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article discusses the dramatic increase in weight-loss surgery.
1522-323X;
Obesity--Surgery
Overweight persons
Public health
Weight loss
AC1.S5
050