More teens with obesity are getting weight-loss surgeries year over year in the U.S., a new analysis suggests.
The study, published Tuesday (May 30) in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, focused on a time period before and after the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a 2019 policy statement saying that teens with severe obesity needed better access to weight-loss surgeries because lifestyle interventions aren't very successful in helping this group lose and keep weight off in the long-term.
