Obesity Surgery in Teens Studied
Posted on: Friday, 27 April 2007, 00:00 CDT
By The Associated Press
THE ISSUE: A growing number of teenagers are fighting severe obesity and seeking ways to loss weight, including surgery.
THE QUESTION: Researchers want to know if there are benefits to having weight-loss surgery earlier in life.
THE METHOD: A federally funded study will compare health data from teens having the surgery with data from adults having the surgery.
Source: Associated Press/AP Online
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