Bariatric surgery, such as gastric bypass, has usually been reserved for people who would qualify based on body mass index as morbidly obese. A body mass index of 40 or more qualifies as morbidly obese.
Newer thinking is leaning toward broadening the criteria. While a BMI of 40 or more is certainly one criteria that should [...]
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