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Review
. 2025 Mar;21(3):199-206.
doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.10.038. Epub 2024 Nov 29.

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

Jonathan Carter  1 , Farah Husain  2 , Pavlos Papasavas  3 , Salvatore Docimo  4 , Vance Albaugh  5 , Laura Aylward  6 , Cynthia Blalock  7 , Sue Benson-Davies  8 ; Clinical Issues Committee of the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons
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American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery review of the body mass index

Jonathan Carter et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2025 Mar.
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Abstract

The body mass index was first described almost 200 years ago and has since been used as a measure of obesity. This review describes the history, advantages, disadvantages, and alternatives to the body mass index in the care of the metabolic and bariatric surgical patient.

Keywords: Bariatric surgery; Body composition; Body mass index; DXA.

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