American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

The body mass index was first described almost 200 years ago and has since been used as a measure of obesity. This review describes the history, advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to the body mass index in the care of the metabolic and bariatric surgical patient.

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery for obesity and related diseases 2024-11
Hauptverfasser: Carter, Jonathan, Husain, Farah, Papasavas, Pavlos, Docimo, Salvatore, Albaugh, Vance, Aylward, Laura, Blalock, Cynthia, Benson-Davies, Sue
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Sprache:eng
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Bariatric surgery
Body composition
Body mass index
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Zusammenfassung:The body mass index was first described almost 200 years ago and has since been used as a measure of obesity. This review describes the history, advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to the body mass index in the care of the metabolic and bariatric surgical patient.
ISSN:1550-7289
1878-7533
1878-7533
DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038