Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries

Despite having one of the highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new research shows.

White women with higher incomes and private health insurance were the most likely to have the surgery, according to a study to be presented Wednesday at the American Society for Metabolic and amp; Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) annual meeting, in Dallas. Click here for full article.