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bariatric surgery in women  

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  • The American Society for Bariatric Surgery estimates that more than 200,000 bariatric, or weight-loss surgery, procedures were performed in the United States in 2007. The typical bariatric surgery patient is a woman, age 25–45, overweight since childhood, having faced a lifetime of discrimination, with multiple attempts at weight loss via diet and exercise. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Bariatric Surgery in Women]

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