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American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Organization representing surgeons across the USA who perform obesity surgery. Many additional links at bottom of home page.
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History of Obesity Surgery
Excellent paper on the history of surgery for obesity which details the various operations that have been developed over the past 40 years.
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National Institutes of Health Consensus Conference on Surgical Treatment of Obesity
Classic National Institutes of Health conference that defined the current rationale and approach for surgery for obesity.
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion: Nutrition and Physical Activity
United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) website for obesity and other nutritional issues
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Obesity Statistics
Good overview of obesity facts.
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Obesity-online.com
International forum of obesity treatment related information. Emphasis on surgical approaches. Hosted by internationally respected physicians. Has information re laparoscopic adjusted gastric band. Please note: this is a sponsored site and as such may be biased toward sponsors products.
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Weight.com
Excellent site authored by Michael Myers, MD, a physician specializing in obesity issues.
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Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic site dealing with obesity surgery. For a complete list of obesity articles on this site, click on the "search" button and type "obesity".
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"Doctors Guide to Obesity Information and Resources"
Hugh link of links. Lots of interesting on a wide variety of obesity related issues.
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