Yahoo! News: Weight Loss News

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• Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens (AFP)
• Gastric Banding Most Effective for Obese Teens (HealthDay)
• Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity (AFP)
• Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens (Reuters)

Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens (AFP) Posted: 10 Feb 2010 02:57 AM PST AFP - Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday won support from Australian researchers after a study found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.

Gastric Banding Most Effective for Obese Teens (HealthDay) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 08:49 PM PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese teens who received gastric banding surgery lost significantly more weight than those who made lifestyle changes such as dieting and exercise, Australian researchers report.

Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity (AFP) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 06:54 PM PST AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors, the food industry and media to take on the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.

Surgery better than diet, exercise in obese teens (Reuters) Posted: 09 Feb 2010 03:45 PM PST Reuters - Severely obese teens who had surgery to limit what they could eat lost more weight and enjoyed more health benefits than those who did an intensive lifestyle program, researchers said on Tuesday.

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