MedPage Today, 19th November 2009

Obesity is a serious problem nowadays. Wrong diet and lack of exercise mean it becomes even more frequent and concerns not only adults but also children and adolescents. In the past, only adult patients were eligible for bartiatic surgery but the severity of obesity has increased so much that now even young patients can have this possibility.

Children with body mass of over 50 kg/m2 and the ones with BMI of over 40 kg.m2 and serious comorbidities qualify for weight-loss surgery.
Latest studies carried out by Holly Ippisch, MD of Cinnati Children.s Hospital, show that weight-loss surgery helped teenagers to lose weight and to improve their health.