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WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery has the greatest amount of data demonstrating its efficacy in reducing the comorbidities of obesity, as well as providing a long-term solution to the disease itself, according to Dr. John Morton, chief of bariatric surgery at Stanford (Calif.) University. Is it the model for obesity care that the nation needs to address the rising epidemic? If so, what stands in the way of its implementation? Dr. Morton offers a range of opinions in this audio interview.

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WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery has the greatest amount of data demonstrating its efficacy in reducing the comorbidities of obesity, as well as providing a long-term solution to the disease itself, according to Dr. John Morton, chief of bariatric surgery at Stanford (Calif.) University. Is it the model for obesity care that the nation needs to address the rising epidemic? If so, what stands in the way of its implementation? Dr. Morton offers a range of opinions in this audio interview.

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WASHINGTON – Bariatric surgery has the greatest amount of data demonstrating its efficacy in reducing the comorbidities of obesity, as well as providing a long-term solution to the disease itself, according to Dr. John Morton, chief of bariatric surgery at Stanford (Calif.) University. Is it the model for obesity care that the nation needs to address the rising epidemic? If so, what stands in the way of its implementation? Dr. Morton offers a range of opinions in this audio interview.

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