Peter is a 5? 7??, 30-year-old man who weighs almost 350 pounds. To lose weight, he's tried calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, exercise programs, and appetite-suppressing pills without success. Peter would like to have a form of weight loss surgery that involves stapling his stomach. Based on this information, Peter's physician is likely to recommend ________ as the best way to help Peter lose a lot of weight quickly and avoid regaining much of it.
A. controlled hypothalamectomy
B. the gastric banding method
C. the Roux-en-Y procedure
D. visceral liposuction
Answer: C
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