Childhood Obesity and Adjustable Gastric Bands
Wednesday November 04 2009posted by Adam - Total Comments: 0
A new study is in the news today saying that morbidly obese adolescents could benefit from adjustable gastric band surgery, such as the LAP-BAND System or REALIZE Band Solution.
The study noted impoved glucose metabolism, and bone density or growth was not adversely affected. The idea of surgical weight loss options like adjustable gastric bands for adolescents is highly controversial, so we will surely see more about this in the news in the years to come.
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