Comment on: A qualitative analysis of Black men ’s attitudes toward obesity and bariatric surgery

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment for weight loss and leads to significant improvement in many weight-related co-morbidities. Despite this, MBS is vastly underutilized among the eligible patient population across all populations. The reasons for this are multifactorial. Patients and referring providers tend to overestimate the risks of MBS, and many do not know about its efficacy and effect on diseases other than obesity [1]. There is also significant uncertainty about insurance coverage for MBS because eligibility criteria differ among insurance providers and are constantly changing.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Editorial comment Source Type: research