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Global Toronto, Vancouver Sun, et al. - Pros and cons weighed for fat-fighting surgery on minors

Published: 13 June 2011

Studies in adults have shown weight-loss surgery can cure morbid obesity in adults. ɬÀï·¬ researchers have reported that permanent weight loss via bariatric surgery reduces the risk of death by 89 per cent compared to no surgery in only five years of follow-up. Another study by the same ɬÀï·¬ Health Centre and ɬÀï·¬ teams shows surgery can lower the risk of developing cancer by up to 80 per cent.

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