The Future of Bariatric Surgery Scholarship

Bariatric Surgery Source created The Future of Bariatric Surgery Scholarship to: - Increase awareness of the life-changing and potentially society-changing benefits of weight loss surgery - Encourage bright, motivated students to enter and influence the direction of the bariatric field More than one out of every three people in the U.S. are considered obese, which is taking a massive toll on the health and quality of life for people with obesity and on the nation’s healthcare costs. The increasingly popular gastric sleeve, along with several other widely accepted types of bariatric surgery, dramatically improve and often cure many serious health conditions for people with morbid obesity, including diabetes, asthma, cardiac conditions, sleep apnea, and many others. Within 2 years after surgery, weight loss surgery also reduces total healthcare costs by about $11,000 per year, per patient.