TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Morbid Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Nonsurgical Weight Management A1 - Tavakkoli, Ali A2 - Zinner, Michael J. A2 - Ashley, Stanley W. A2 - Hines, O. Joe PY - 2019 T2 - Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e AB - The human life expectancy has steadily increased over the past few centuries; however, the current generation may be the first with a shorter life expectancy than their parents. The reason behind this unfortunate reversal is not increasing cancer rates or development of resistant bugs or new viruses, but a global increase in obesity and associated comorbidities.1 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/09 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160041040 ER -