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expertise and patient values.” 55 Because we now have
access to a significant body of literature on the management
of obesity, we can initiate evidence-based discussions
with patients, which may help to create a treatment plan
aimed at reducing the morbidity associated with severe
obesity. For the patient with morbid obesity, this will likely
include a discussion about bariatric surgery. ■
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