Problem: What effective treatment should be promoted and utilized for the severely obese? The consensus on bariatric surgery is that it is cost-effective compared to non-surgical treatments among individuals with extreme obesity. Despite improvements in technique and safety, utilization of bariatric surgery has not been as high as expected for those who meet the BMI criteria, for various reasons, and it remains controversial. Read and utilize the first article which is a very brief summary of the trends. A new generation of medications have also been introduced, such as Wegovy and Ozempic, complicating the picture. Treatment for the severely obese, particularly those who are young, is urgent but should involve ethical considerations. Read and utilize 2 of the 3 remaining articles. Guiding questions for this discussion are: How efficacious and safe are these surgical procedures? What about the medications? What are the overall ethical concerns, and does the efficacy of these treatments outweigh the ethics? Can severely obese individuals lose weight through certain lifestyle protocols and keep their weight off (see lecture)? What about younger individuals--children/adolescents? Bariatric Surgery Trends in the U.S.: 1% is the Loneliest Number (Liu & Funk, 2021). Need Assignment Help?