DocGuide News reported on a study from the medical journal Lancet. The subject? Surgery for morbidly obese children. The first question one might ask would be, how big is the problem? Data up to 2006 show that prevalence of childhood obesity doubled or trebled between the early 1970s and late 1990s in Australia, Brazil, Canada, [...]
SURGERY
Effects of surgery on weight loss...
What is the future of weight loss surgery? The LA Times recently examined that question. Usually reserved for the most obese people, weight-loss surgery is unlikely to be a last-ditch option much longer. Technological advancements are turning it into a one-hour, incisionless procedure — making it more attractive to moderately overweight adults, overweight and obese [...]
