bariatric surgery and teens

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Controversial Weight Loss Surgery Center for Teens Opens - ParentDish

what ya think of teens having surgery for weight loss. for that matter what ya think of anyone having this sort of thing done when they don't have the other health problems like diabetes and thyroid issues that can cause the heavy weight.

was reading about this and it got me to thinking of chloe and hers being overweight and what we may have go through with her later.
my own opinion is that no one should be having this sort of thing just b/c they are overweight. there are other options. can you say ?excercise? and ?healthy diet? and ?moderation?.
now i know there are extenuating circumstances but there's not many.
in my experience, most people with a weight problem have that problem b/c they choose to not eat right and use moderation and get excercise.


i know--let me have it. i'll happily take the beating as long as a ya'll can come up with something new other than what is most commonly known. i'll be happy to "kiss yer butt".

please, no take this as a hard on for folks with weight issues. that is not my intention.

[bssage]

I work with several people who are "morbidly obese" and have a step cousin who is also. As a result I have several theories about this problem.

The first is simple math. If you take in more than you use you will gain weight. And the opposite is true. If you burn more calories than you take in you will lose weight. Its that simple. You don't need a math or a health degree, special diet,or a special work out program. Its very simple.

Now if you are already at that point. Its kinda like asking your kid to clean the house instead of pick up their toys. Its a overwhelming obstacle. Its first where to begin then when will it be over. Its major major. Not like me losing 15 lbs for the summer.

I think at that point some intervention needs to take place. I view it as someone commiting suicide in front of you. IMO it should be a coverable expense. Yes I mean hospital, restricting their enviroment. giving some the mental tools needed for this radical change in thier life. But by all means available getting the person back to a resonable starting point. I think if no intervention is taken the inevitable result will be either surgery or death.

The surgery is an option but its the last one.

I know I am taking a tough line here but I am watching this one kid that drives for us he's 21 about 5-10 and is probably knocking at the door of 600lbs. He's a great guy. They wont let him have the surgery and he's slammin 2 liter bottles of Mt dew like their water. Its hard enough to watch it must be miserable for him

[IADad]

I've known so many people resort to this and fail. My sister has congestive heart failure and diabetes and is morbidly obses. She had this done, lost probably 100 pounds and has probably put 75 back on. If people don't embrace the portion size changes that it initially imposes, it doesn't work long term. So, it seems extreme for a teen, BUT maybe that's exactly the group it's most apporpriate for. If you got a teen intoa good support program of changing eating habits and getting exercise and the had the surgery to assist their success, maybe they'd be more likely to make the life changes to make it successful, rather than an adult who's been making the bad choices longer, and you catch them before they get too ill to really get better....just a thought.

[AmyBelle]

I think that bariatric surgery is an absolute last resort.

I dont think a teen, still with a developing body should be having such surgery. The main cause of weight problems among teens is diet and exiercise, parents should be stepping it up and pushing the importance of healthy eating and exercise from a young age.

I also doubt that a teen would have the self control to stick to the diet that the surgery requires.