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"We've concluded that bariatric surgery is better than diet and medications for severely obese individuals who are willing to undergo surgery," says Paul Shekelle, a study author and former acting chief of General Medicine for the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System.
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"Bariatric Surgery is known to be the most effective and long lasting treatment for morbid obesity and many related conditions, but now mounting evidence suggests it may be among the most effective treatments for metabolic diseases and conditions including type 2 Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obstructive sleep apnea"…. See The Complete Article Here- It's common to find insurers that will not pay for weight-loss surgery, yet these same insurers are paying for years of treating the conditions associated with obesity. Dr. Neil Hutcher, a practicing bariatric surgeon in Richmond, Va., and past president of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, sees conditions such as diabetes and heart disease as "rooms in the house of obesity." Hutcher observes, "Health insurers treat each room in the house, but the roof is falling in."
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