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Definition of bariatric
: relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity
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ARMMS-T2D is a follow-up study from four smaller trials at the consortium medical centers on the effectiveness of bariatric surgery compared to medical and lifestyle management on Type 2 diabetes and weight, the Clinic said.
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People who opt for bariatric surgery can lose more than 30 percent of excess body weight within six months.
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His boss, Donald Trump, has called out Paul LePage, Maine’s governor who recently got bariatric surgery, in a gratuitous weight-based aside.
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Nearly 200,000 people now get bariatric surgery each year.
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Fortunately, bariatric surgery has become extraordinarily safe with extremely low mortality rates that are now comparable to much more commonly performed operations such as gallbladder removal and hip replacement.
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Abd El Aty was placed on a special liquid diet to reduce her weight ahead of the bariatric procedure so that doctors could safely operate, BBC News reported.
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The degree of technical skill of the surgeon performing the procedure may affect post-operative outcomes, the study found, as may the degree to which centers follow accepted best practices for bariatric patient care.
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Bariatric surgery is the only effective weight loss option for most of these teenagers.
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Baros means "weight" in Greek; so, for example, a barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure or weight. Bariatric describes the medical treatment of serious overweight—that is, obesity. Bariatric surgery is only employed when other methods of weight loss have been tried and failed. Though stapling the stomach may seem extreme, we now know that obesity greatly increases the risk of heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and stroke, so stomach surgery doesn't just help people look and feel better—it's a potential lifesaver.
Origin and Etymology of bariatric
bar- + -iatric
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