title: ASMBS Position Statement on Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Issues Committee, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, 9500 Euclid Avenue, M61, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. brethas@ccf.org
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brethauer
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D057234:Preoperative Period; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States; D015431:Weight Loss