Weight Loss Surgery Can Improve Heart Health for Obese Teens
Medicine Net
Medicine Net wrote an article about how weight loss surgery can help some obese teenagers. The story said that the weight loss surgery quickly improves the heart health of obese teens for at least two years and cardiac risk factors improved within six months of the surgery.
Dr. Stephen Daniels, MD, pediatrician-in-chief at Children's, was quoted in the story and said that candidates for the surgery include teens who are 100 or more pounds overweight or have a body mass index of 40 or more and have a serious health condition such as diabetes.
Read the entire story on Medicine Net.
