title: Letter to the editor.
authors.affiliation: Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, California; Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Morton
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wolfe
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000191:economics*