1. The role of metabolic surgery in the management of obesity and t2dm

2. Obesity Management: Precepts vs Myths

3. What Is Obesity?

4. Why Obesity Is a Disease

5. Precepts of Obesity

6. Precepts of Obesity (cont)

7. Combinations of Therapies Are Generally Required for Effective Obesity Management

8. Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery

9. Barriers to Obesity Care

10. MARS

11. Obesity As A cardiometabolic risk factor

12. Medical Complications of Obesity

13. Medical Complications of Obesity (cont)

14. Mechanisms Driving Obesity-Related Complication

15. Pathophysiology: Obesity and T2DM

16. Obesity and the regulation of energy metabolism

17. Weight and Energy Balance: Historical Perspective

18. Weight and Energy Balance: Current Perspective

19. Obesity: Imbalance of Energy Regulation

20. Feedback Regulation of Energy Metabolism

21. Environmental Drivers to Obesity

22. Overall Strategy for the Treatment of Obesity*

23. Overall Strategy for the Treatment of Obesity (cont)*

24. Average Effectiveness of Obesity Treatments: SOS Study

25. Weight Loss Surgery Improves T2DM

26. Potential Mechanisms Contributing to Improved Glycemia After Bariatric Surgery

27. BARIATRIC SURGERY AND THE TREATMENT OF OBESITY

28. Types of Weight Loss Surgery

29. Altering the "Set Point" With Weight Loss Surgery

30. RYGB Induces System-Wide Physiological Changes

31. Mechanisms of Bariatric Surgery

32. Prevention of T2DM with Bariatric Surgery vs Control: SOS Study

33. Bariatric Surgery vs Intensive Medical Therapy for T2DM: STAMPEDE Trial

34. Clinical Indications for Bariatric Surgery

35. Obesity and t2dm: the global perspective

36. Trends in the Prevalence of Diabetes in Asian Countries

37. Algorithm for the Treatment of T2DM as Endorsed by International Diabetes Organizations

38. Obesity-Related Metabolic Diseases: Consider Full Spectrum of Therapies

39. Use of Bariatric Surgery Worldwide

40. Conclusions

41. Conclusions (cont)

42. Abbreviations