Because careful selection of bariatric patients is critical for successful outcomes, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) established patient selection guidelines for practitioners to follow.
To qualify for weight loss surgery a person must:
be between the ages of 18 and 64
have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more (about 100 pounds overweight [...]
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