BariatricSource

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), the Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is an international journal devoted to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts with objective data regarding techniques for the treatment of severe obesity.

Articles document the effects of surgically induced weight loss on obesity's physiological, psychiatric and social co-morbidities. The Editorial Board is comprised of individuals who are devoted to the optimal treatment of the severely obese and includes internists, psychiatrists, surgeons, and nutritional experts. Manuscripts are blindly reviewed without the reviewers knowledge of the authors, institution or country of origin.