Bariatric Times, a peer-reviewed journal, is published monthly and is is intended for surgeons, physicians, nurses, and other allied healthcare professionals in the field of bariatrics. Bariatric Times offers its readers concise articles from nationally renowned authors and delivers up-to-the-minute information on bariatric trends and developments, the latest clinical and research findings, and current developments in all aspects of products and services utilized in the treatment of obesity and metabolic disorders. Each issue of Bariatric Times offers a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary technologies and insights impacting all areas of bariatrics. In so doing, Bariatric Times has answered the need for a practical bariatric information source with proven results. Bariatric Times is published by Matrix Medical Communications, West Chester, Penn., USA, and is indexed on CINAHL Plus.