RT Book, Section A1 Tavakkoli, Ali A2 Zinner, Michael J. A2 Ashley, Stanley W. A2 Hines, O. Joe SR Print(0) ID 1160041040 T1 Morbid Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, and Nonsurgical Weight Management T2 Maingot's Abdominal Operations, 13e YR 2019 FD 2019 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071843072 LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1160041040 RD 2024/03/28 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