| Taking care of our childhood Obesity is the number | | | | surgical procedures for teens have included the |
| one job of parents around the world, but growing In the | | | | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and adjustable gastric |
| ‘old days’ kids played outside, but today, most | | | | banding procedure. Lap banding utilizes the placement |
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| Unfortunately, teen obesity has reached nearly | | | | removable. |
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| Heart Association and the U.S. Centers for Disease | | | | laparoscopic surgical techniques in bariatric or obesity |
| Control and Prevention state that between 15% and | | | | surgery offer hope to obese teens hoping to live |
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