Date of Award
5-2005
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences
Abstract
With the rise of adolescent obesity, the need for treatment of this life-threatening disease is under consideration. There are several methods for the treatment of this disease, but a newer method is on the rise. Bariatric surgery for adolescents is a new technique that has been performed on adults for years, but the effects on the younger population are still unknown. There are certain criteria and guidelines for the patients undergoing this surgery, but the results seem to be promising. Nutritional and surgical complications are of great concern, but are the chronic disease health benefits brought on by weight loss from this surgery worth the risk? Experts are divided on this topic.
Recommended Citation
Spooner, Hilary Brooke, ""Bariatic Surgery for Obese Adolescents"" (2005). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 708.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/708
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Faculty Mentor
M. Walsh
Departmental Honors Advisor
Janet Anderson