MBS Digest is an independent newsletter for the metabolic and bariatric surgery community. This page explains how we're funded, how we handle conflicts of interest, and the limits of what we publish.

MBS Digest is reader-first and free. We don't accept advertising from the health industry. That means no ads from device makers, drug companies, pharmacies, telehealth services, hospitals, or any other business that sells health products or services. We aren't owned or governed by a professional society, and we accept no funding from device, pharmaceutical, or other health-industry vendors.

Producing and sending the Digest every week costs money. To cover those costs and keep it free, an issue may carry a small number of ads from companies outside health care. Those ads are identified as advertising, and no advertiser has any say in what we cover or how we cover it. If our advertising policy changes, we'll update this page and note the change in the issue itself.

MBS Digest is written and reviewed by practicing metabolic and bariatric surgeons. We choose content on clinical relevance and the strength of the evidence — not on commercial interest.

Members of our editorial board are active clinicians and researchers who may hold their own professional or financial relationships — for example, research grants, consulting arrangements, or society roles — that are entirely separate from MBS Digest. Those relationships do not influence what we select or how we summarize it. You can review our team's current disclosures in the disclosure repository.

We use AI tools to help gather, organize, and translate content — for example, surfacing new studies, drafting plain-language summaries, and producing our Spanish edition. AI assists our workflow; it does not replace clinical editorial judgment. Every issue is reviewed by our human editorial team of practicing surgeons before it is published, and we are responsible for what we send.

Everything here is for education and information only. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment recommendation, and it does not create a clinician–patient relationship. Clinicians should rely on their own judgment and the primary sources; patients should speak with their own care team before making any decision.

We link to journals, agencies, and other publishers so you can read the original. A link is not an endorsement, and we are not responsible for the accuracy, availability, or paywalls of third-party sites. Study findings and trademarks belong to their respective authors and owners.

We correct mistakes promptly. If you spot an error — or a conflict of interest we should disclose — email us at [email protected] and we'll put it right.

MBS Digest is published by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Group, LLC, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any professional organization or surgical society.

Last updated: September 2026.