Obesity is big business and as a result, so are bariatric surgeries. They are a popular fail safe for people who believe they lack the mental resolve to eat less but is it really the most cost effective way to treat obesity now that health care is government controlled?
Writing in both
BMJ and
JAMA, David Arterburn, MD, MPH, weighs the evidence on the benefits and risks of the various types of this surgery. It s critical that we find effective and cost-effective ways to treat severe obesity, said Dr. Arterburn, an associate investigator at Group Health Research Institute, a Group Health physician, and an affiliate associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine.