10年期研究发现,重肥胖青少年的儿科外科手术对长期健康有很大的好处。 10-year study finds significant long-term health benefits from bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity.

新英格兰医学杂志发表的一份国家卫生研究所研究报告发现,接受儿科外科手术的严重肥胖青少年享有重大的长期健康福利。 A National Institutes of Health study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that adolescents with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery experience significant long-term health benefits. 十年后,参与者平均体重下降20%,2类糖尿病、高血压和异常胆固醇大幅下降。 After ten years, participants maintained an average 20% weight loss and saw substantial reductions in type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and abnormal cholesterol. 尽管有这些福利,但只有不到1%的适龄青少年接受了手术,这往往是由于父母的反对。 Despite these benefits, fewer than 1% of eligible teens receive the surgery, often due to parental opposition.