Over on the Healthy, Happier Lives blog today: A look at how bariatric surgery, combined with a strict diet plan and exercise regime, benefited two San Jose, Calif. teens. The siblings lost a combined total of more than 200 pounds and in the process have reduced their risk of obesity-related medical complications and improved their quality of life. “It’s been a life-changing transformation,” Sophia Yen, MD, an adolescent medicine specialist with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, commented.
Previously: The challenges of dieting and the promises of bariatric surgery and Bariatric surgery may help protect teen patients’ hearts