Extreme weight loss: Experts weigh in on bariatric surgery for teens
Teens share incredibly honest and painful struggles with weight as they post entries on an online support site called ObesityHelp.com.
?I have been heavy as far back as I can remember,? one girl wrote. ?All of my siblings are normal in size and so it always made me feel different.?
?I don?t want to be controlled by food anymore,? another confided.
They connect with peers to compare diet after diet they have tried. But, more and more often, these teens are discussing surgery as the quick though controversial solution for weight loss. Click here for full article.
- Subscribe
- Add this feed to your favorite aggregator.
- Archive
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- March 2006