UK agency recommends obesity surgery for kids
January 1, 1970 on 8:00 am | In Uncategorized |Britain’s medicines cost watchdog has for the first time recommended weight-loss surgery for exceptionally obese children.
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) said operations should be considered for obese young people who were past puberty and at risk of developing life-threatening diseases.
NICE also urged the National Health Service to consider surgery as a last resort to help save severely obese adults from diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure.
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