Sheffield hospital plans teenager gastric balloon trial

lollywood —

Overweight teenagers in South Yorkshire could be fitted with gastric balloons, if a trial is approved.

Sheffield Children's Hospital said it wanted to use the balloons to help 10 morbidly obese 13 to 18-year-olds lose weight.

Those weighing between 14 and 20 stone (89kg-127kg) will be considered.

Dr Neil Wright from the hospital said the procedure was "intended as an option for young people where other treatments have not been successful".

The hospital said the procedure had been found to be effective for adults but very few studies had been carried out on young people.

The gastric balloon discourages overeating by inflating in the stomach to give the feeling of being full.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-15478078

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lollywood — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 - 18:12

[quote=ThE pOwEr Of SiLeNcE]Why do you feel the need to share these sort of new stories for? You know we can read the news on news websites, ourselves.[/quote]

Just for the ones who can't be bothered
plus it's interesting to see what others think

lollywood — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 - 19:32

[quote=You]I was reading an article the other day which actually suggested that levels of obesity were NOT rising and had been pretty stationary for the last decade or two.

Made sense.[/quote]

Then why need for this trial?