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The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a clinical guideline on the identification, assessment and management of obesity in 2014 that makes recommendations on the use of bariatric surgery.<\/p>

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NICE\u2019s guideline recommends bariatric surgery as an option for people with obesity if all of the following criteria are fulfilled:<\/p>

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- They have a body mass index of 40 kg/m2 or more, or between 35 kg/m2 and 40 kg/m2 and other significant diseases (for example, type 2 diabetes or high blood pressure) that could be improved if they lost weight;<\/p>

- All appropriate non-surgical measures have been tried but the person has not achieved or maintained adequate, clinically beneficial weight loss;<\/p>

- The person has been receiving or will receive intensive management in a tier 3 service;<\/p>

- The person is generally fit for anaesthesia and surgery; and<\/p>

- The person commits to the need for long-term follow-up.<\/p>

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