Obese black Americans half as likely as whites to have bariatric surgery

Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:30 in Health & Medicine

White Americans who are obese are twice as likely as black Americans to have surgery to tackle the problem, a study has found. Bariatric surgery is now recognised as a successful treatment for...

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