title: Bariatric surgery and the social character of the obesity epidemic.
authors.affiliation: Children's Mercy Bioethics Center, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA. jgarrett@cmh.edu
authors.forename: Jeremy R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Garrett
authors.forename: Leslie Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: McNolty
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000639:trends; D002648:Child; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D019649:Food Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007899:Leisure Activities; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult