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Minimally invasive weight loss surgery improves health in teens
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The Hindustan Times
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June 19, 2008
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Washington, June 19 -- Scientists from Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Centre have found that minimally-invasive weight loss surgery significantly improves obesity-related medical complications.
The study was conducted over a small group of extremely obese teenagers who received the minimally invasive surgery, also called the laparoscopic gastric banding.
They followed 14 adolescents, six boys and eight girls, between the ages of 14 and 17 who were, on average, 174 pounds overweight. They also received dietary counselling and encouragement to exercise, both ...
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