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ASMBS Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016...

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ASMBS Position Statement on Postprandial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for the purpose of...
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Recommendations for the Presurgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients

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Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Parts 1 & 2: Scientific Statement from the...

Bariatric procedures generally improve dyslipidemia, sometimes substantially so. Bariatric procedures also improve other major cardiovascular risk factors. This 2-part Scientific...
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Insurance-Mandated Medical Weight Management Before Bariatric Surgery

Prepared by Daniel Horwitz, B.S., M.S., John K. Saunders, M.D., Akuezunkpa Ude-Welcome, M.D., Manish Parikh, M.D. Background: Many insurance companies...
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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Insurance Mandated Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements

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It Starts Now Contest Winners

In 2015, It Starts Now, a nationwide competition seeked short videos and films about obesity in America. Many individuals created...
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ASMBS Code of Ethics

Adopted by the Executive Council February 2005 Revised September 27, 2012 Revised March 16, 2016 I. General Purpose. This Code of...
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ASMBS Position Statement on Alcohol Use Before and After Bariatric Surgery

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ASMBS Position Statement on Intragastric Balloon Therapy Endorsed by SAGES

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has issued the following position statement in response to numerous inquiries...