Weight Loss News

Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens (HealthDay)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:02 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Obese teenagers who have gastric bypass surgery not only lose weight but see their type 2 diabetes disappear, a new study finds.

Obese kids who snore more sleepy in the daytime (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Dec 2008 01:22 PM CST

Reuters - Obese children who have difficulty breathing while they sleep have excessive daytime sleepiness compared with slimmer children who are also chronic snorers, new research in the journal Pediatrics shows.

Study: Obesity surgery reverses diabetes in teens (AP)

Posted: 28 Dec 2008 11:07 PM CST

AP - Obesity surgery can reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults, according to a small study.