In the 19 twenties and thirties, doctors started paying attention to patients' weight. Weight gain and being over weight became medicalized at that point. The insurance company's vault would give you laxatives if you wanted to lose weight. There is still not a lot of acceptance around it.
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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