The risk of death is now down to about point one %. In the 20 twenties, it's gotten that low. But just around two thousand 20 years ago, it was still up at one percent. And as a result of a, the success rate and the obviously whittling that death rate down to point one, surgeries now are a crunching up toward 300000 per year.
Bariatric surgery can also be called weight loss surgery. Some people think it's a highly underused tool to fight obesity. Others think it's a shortcut. We discuss all the ins and outs in this week's episode.
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