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Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens

Posted in February 11, 2010 ¬ 5:33 amh.adminComments Off

Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.
They said 21 of 25 severely obese teens aged 14 to 18 who underwent a form of gastric banding lost more than half of [...]

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Children's Health, Obesity, Surgery