Weighing the Risks: For Obese Teens, a Last Resort. Todd C. Frankel.
by Frankel, Todd C; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 4Health. Publisher: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2005ISSN: 1522-323X;.Subject(s): Obesity in adolescence | Obesity -- Surgery | Teenagers -- Health and hygiene | Weight lossDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Only a small number of adolescents--probably fewer than 1,000--have tried the high-risk, radical surgery to lose weight. But that number is expected to grow rapidly as more hospitals offer the procedure. At least 10 children's hospitals nationwide, plus an unknown number of surgery centers, perform the operation." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the increasing number of weight-loss surgeries performed on adolescents and discusses the risks involved.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Weighing the Risks: For Obese Teens, a Last Resort, March 7, 2005; pp. A1+.
"Only a small number of adolescents--probably fewer than 1,000--have tried the high-risk, radical surgery to lose weight. But that number is expected to grow rapidly as more hospitals offer the procedure. At least 10 children's hospitals nationwide, plus an unknown number of surgery centers, perform the operation." (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH) This article examines the increasing number of weight-loss surgeries performed on adolescents and discusses the risks involved.
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