Recommendation ID
CG189/04
Question

What is the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery in achieving weight loss and maintaining a healthier weight in adults from minority ethnic family backgrounds who are living with obesity? 

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on when to refer adults for bariatric surgery .

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review C: referral for bariatric surgery.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Obesity: identification, assessment and management
Number
CG189
Date issued
November 2014

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 07/09/2023