Treatments and Challenges
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obesity, pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery
Abstract
The objective of supplement #2 is to focus on treatment with topics including pharmacotherapy, bariatric surgery, and the challenges with obesity as a chronic disease and weight regain. The format of this section will be case-based and aims to deliver the evidence in a narrative way that leverages the authors’ and editors’ extensive clinical experience.
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Question 2
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Tayyab Khan, Western University, London, ON, Canada
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Western University
Karim Ramji, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Department of General Surgery, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Vanessa Boudreau, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Stephen Glazer, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada