Why is publicly funded bariatric surgery still not fully supported?

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Why is publicly funded bariatric surgery still not fully supported?

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New Zealand Medical Association

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The New Zealand Medical Journal

Description

It is incredulous that New Zealand is still debating the merits of public funded bariatric surgery, when it is close to 40 years since it was introduced.1,2 Back in the 1970s surgery was freely offered with little data justifying its efficacy.Fortunately our surgical predecessors were right as we now know the perils of obesity; it reduces life expectancy (by 30% for every 5 kg/m2 above normal BMI),3 increases the risk of cancer,4 is responsibl...

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Article

Date created

5 november 2011

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Richard Flint / Steven Kelly

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https://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal-articles/why-is-publicly-funded-bariatric-surgery-still-not-f...

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