Bariatrics

Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. Besides the pharmacotherapy of obesity, it is concerned with obesity surgery.

Overweight and obesity are rising medical problems of pandemic proportions. There are many detrimental health effects of obesity including heart disease, diabetes, many types of cancer, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, chronic musculoskeletal problems, etc. There is also a clear effect of obesity on mortality, though this is not so clear for overweight.