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Treating Obesity: Laparoscopic Gastric Banding versus a Nonsurgical Weight Loss Program
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What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Surgical treatment of obesity includes a variety of procedures to reduce the size of the stomach so that people feel full after eating small amounts. Studies suggest that surgical treatments can result in substantial weight loss, but few good studies have …
