Obesity special issue in JAMA focuses on Bariatric Surgery (where the money is)

JAMA Jan 16, 2018

Note: It appears that doctors/hospitals actually lose money when they have patients lose weight

JAMA issue (of course) does not mention that money association

**30 years ago the head of a hospital was typically a doctor
Now that hospitals have become businesses the head is now typically an MBA

Would ANY business ever want to decrease their business?**

Many obesity-related health problems are associated with low vitamin D

http://www.helpguide.org/harvard/how-excess-weight-affects-your-health.htm does not mention vitamin D

Web

• "Obese adults spend 42 % more on direct healthcare costs than adults who are a healthy weight"

• Obesity Now Costs Americans More In HealthCare Spending Than Smoking Forbes 2012

  • "Obese men rack up an additional $1,152 a year in medical spending,"
  • "Obese women account for an extra $3,613 a year"
  • "Obesity has risen a full 34% since 1960 while morbid obesity is up sixfold."
• Fast Facts: The Cost of Obesity 2012
  • "Obesity-attributable expenditures for Medicare and Medicaid make up 8.5 % and 11.8 % of spending, respectively."

1. Vitamin D is one of many ways to decrease obesity or not gain weight Overview Obesity and Vitamin D contains the following summary {include} --- * Obesity analysis by McKinsey (Excellent - even though no vitamin D) - Nov 2014 has the following charts --- 1. Antibiotics greatly increase the risk of obesity * 1.8X increased risk of Obesity if antibiotics were used during pregnancy – Nov 2014 * Antibiotic usage US map is very similar to obesity US map - June 2015 * Huge increases in health problems – risk factors include Vitamin D, Antibiotics, and Roundup --- * Vitamin D probably important for Bariatric Surgery – April 2018