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... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > known or suspected carcinogens > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health sciences > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > health and well-being > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > school health > special populations and vulnerable youth > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > child poverty > nutrition > human nutrition > overnutrition > obesity > medical treatments for obesity > roux-en-y gastric bypass

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roux-en-y gastric bypass  

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  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is an operation that can be used to cause significant weight loss in morbidly obese individuals. This operation is not new and has been performed for weight loss since 1967. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass]

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