title: At the heart of the benefits of bariatric surgery.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine, University of Washington, Diabetes & Obesity Center of Excellence and Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, Washington, USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Cummings
authors.forename: Stephen R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bloom
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rubino
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D015201:Meta-Analysis as Topic; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D015431:Weight Loss