Endocrine Abstracts

Severe obesity continues to dramatically increase in prevalence and is associated with significant mortality and morbidity. The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery recommends that bariatric surgery only be performed on those with severe obesity. Gastric bypass surgery decreases mortality by 40% at 7.5 years.Using photographs of volunteers from a hospital based weight management clinic, we performed a survey of endocrinologists, general pr...