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Weight loss surgeries rise substantially among adolescents: research 

Por: The Hill Health June 01, 2023

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Weight loss surgeries are on the rise among American teenagers and children, according to a study.   A new research letter, published in the , said that metabolic and bariatric surgeries among adolescents ages 10-19 jumped by nearly 20 percent between 2020 and 2021 as severe obesity rates among the age group also increased. The research found that severe obesity is the fastest-growing subcategory of obesity in the United States pediatric... + full article



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