beriatric is from the greek for weight or heavy am. The fifties is about when that th name became applied to it. And just the next year, an american named doctor richard varco created a slightly altered, rue and wy procedure called the juno iliol by paths. i practised that so many times, my brain just says, no, you're never going to get it right? The first time. It was close, but there was like a hitch and a stumble in there too. Jjuna leal is what i would say. But so may not be right either.
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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