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Study finds weight loss surgery benefits obese teens for at least 3 years
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:12 pm
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Miranda Taylor poses for a photo outside Christ College of Nursing and Health Science in Cincinnati. Taylor, a student at the college, was part of a study of teen obesity surgery at the Children's Hospital Medical Center. [Associated Press]
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The largest, longest study of teen obesity surgery shows huge weight loss and health gains can last at least three years, and many say it's worth the risks.
"I feel awesome. It's like a new life," said Miranda Taylor, a Cincinnati nursing student in the study who had surgery when she was 16 and weighed 265 pounds. She lost more than 100 pounds, along with severe depression, pre-diabetes and an obesity-related hormonal condition.
Although she has since gained about 20 pounds, she's still healthy and has surpassed her initial goal of fitting into size 16 jeans — she wears size 14.
"I knew that this might not get me down to like model-size, which I wasn't concerned about. I just wanted to be able to fit into a healthy size," said Taylor, now 20.
Many of the 228 teens studied started out about three times heavier than what is considered healthy — almost 330 pounds on average. Their average weight loss was more than 90 pounds and for many, obesity-related health problems that vanished early after surgery remained at bay three years later.
Miranda Taylor poses for a photo outside Christ College of Nursing and Health Science in Cincinnati. Taylor, a student at the college, was part of a study of teen obesity surgery at the Children's Hospital Medical Center. [Associated Press]
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:14 pm to trom83
fatties taking the easy way out...
only to wind up fat again down the road.
only to wind up fat again down the road.
This post was edited on 11/6/15 at 12:15 pm
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:21 pm to trom83
Im eating all the red M&Ms right now
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:26 pm to trom83
I've gotten to the point in my life I need to do this surgery. I've put on close to 200 pounds since graduating high school. I'm so ashamed of how I look I rarely go out anymore. Ive tried exercising and eating right but I just can't do it. On top of that I have lost basically all my hair on my head.
Maybe this surgery will help me be more confident
Maybe this surgery will help me be more confident
Posted on 11/6/15 at 12:33 pm to trom83
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Study finds weight loss surgery benefits obese teens for at least 3 years
Well that's encouraging. Imagine if any major medical procedure was supported by research that implied that the previous ailment would be eliminated for at least three years.
That's some mediocrely shite right there.
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Although she has since gained about 20 pounds, she's still healthy and has surpassed her initial goal of fitting into size 16 jeans — she wears size 14.
I will put money on it that she will be 200+ by her late twenties.
Posted on 11/6/15 at 10:55 pm to trom83
There is testing going on now for a Balloon-in-a-pill technology. Instead of invasive surgery, you swallow a small balloon, inflate it, and achieve the same sense of fullness as lap-bands or gastric bypass. The procedure lasts a few months and can easily be undone.
If it's approved, it should be available in 2-3 years.
Balloon in a pill
If it's approved, it should be available in 2-3 years.
Balloon in a pill
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