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Obesity and conditions associated with it have been detailed for centuries, to the extent that little appears to be new, yet we are still struggling to answer the most basic questions. This chapter will deal with some of the key questions and challenges that present today from a historical perspective to examine just how far we have come, and will conclude with an historical overview of bariatric-metabolic surgery.
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Dixon, J.B., Rice, T. (2015). Historical Background: From the Past to Present. In: Lucchese, M., Scopinaro, N. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15356-8_1
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