Two of the world’s leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery, the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric surgery (ASMBS) and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO), have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines for the first time in 30 years! Listen in to this week's episode of What's Up Wednesday to learn about the new, updated guidelines, and how they will affect patients' access to life-saving and life-altering treatments for obesity and metabolic disease.The  2022 ASMBS and IFSO Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Dan Eisenberg et al. were published October 22, 2022 online  in the journals Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD) and Obesity Surgery.HERE is the link to the full report.Support the showThe Gaining Health Podcast will release a new episode every Wednesday, alternating between interviews with experts and "What's Up Wednesday" scientific updates.For a roadmap for developing an obesity program, editable forms and templates, patient education materials, and more, check out Gaining Health If you are loving this podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon