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Weight Loss Surgery For Overweight Kids - Articles
Weight Loss Surgery For Kids
by
Len S.
Posted
Tue 12 Jun 2012 5:19pm
From Philly.com…..
The obesity ”epidemic” is now old news, but it is scaring the heck out of medical practitioners since we know that the very heavy children we are now seeing will have chronic illnesses such as Type II diabetes, hypertension, fatty liver, gall bladder disease and chronic hip problems 20 to 30 years earlier than their paren ...
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Weight Loss Surgery For Teens?
by
Free Diet Plans
Posted
Wed 10 Feb 2010 6:03pm
With the effort to reduce childhood obesity on the rise since Michelle Obama's involvement was announced, do we as society want to promote surgery as an option for teens seeking weight loss? I ABSOLUTELY don't think so! I don't think barbaric, I mean bariatric surgery is an option for ANYONE much less teenagers!
However, I pose this ques ...
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Weight Loss Surgery for Teen?
by
Len S.
Posted
Thu 24 Jan 2013 6:28am
From Your Health Journal…..”Consumer Affairs recently had a great article called Is weight-loss surgery the right answer for overweight teenagers? With obesity on the rise in many parts of the world, and children suffering from risk factors for heart disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, weak bones, low self-esteem – many parents are concerned, an ...
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Baby - before or after weight loss surgery?
by
AtYourCervix
Posted
Thu 10 Sep 2009 10:04pm
I was recently asked about what my thoughts were on having a baby -- either before or after weight loss surgery. Here is my 2 cents & my personal story.
I had my first child in 1989. I was of normal weight, gained too much weight, and was overweight slightly after her birth. (180's)
My second child was born in 1992. I was more overwei ...
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Why I Did Not Choose Weight Loss Surgery
by
Theantijared
Posted
Wed 25 Jul 2012 12:54pm
This was not the exact video I saw four years ago. Similar, but not exact. They are kind of all the same. Slow motion, sad, not your fault kind of thing.
When my doctor told me about weight loss surgery, he showed me a video that made me cry. What overweight person who feels hopeless would not cry? That is why they make them. Just ...
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Weight-Loss Surgery for Teens May Be Gaining Advocates
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 08 Oct 2010 2:00pm
Some believe it's the only way to save the super-obese
Friday, October 8, 2010
FRIDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery may be gaining traction as a viable treatment for obese teenagers, particularly those who are beginning to show the detrimental health effects of morbid ...
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Weight Loss Surgery: A Note on its Pros & Cons
by
FitBuff Brandon
Posted
Wed 23 Feb 2011 8:22am
From a personal point-of-view, perhaps it was my understanding of what the North Node in my horoscope really meant that really led me to give exercise a bit more seriousness.
Since my North Node is in Virgo, which is the sign of health and industriousness, most astrologers believe that once a man or woman turns thirty, th ...
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