just_wondering

I'm currently conducting some research for a television documentary. Does your teenager want bariatric surgery - and how do you feel about it?

Posted on: June 12, 2014 - 4:13pm
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Anna
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Hi just_wondering, could you explain further what bariatic surgery is please.

Posted on: June 12, 2014 - 4:38pm
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just_wondering

Of course.... it's an operation where weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach. Long terms studies show the procedures cause significant long-term loss of weight, recovery from diabetes, improvement in cardiovascular risk factors. 

Hope that helps.

Posted on: June 12, 2014 - 4:56pm
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