A leading British hospital plans to perform gastric balloon operations on obese children as young as 12.
Although the surgery -- which involves inserting a balloon into the abdomen then inflating it with salt water to mimic a feeling of satiety -- has prompted adults to lose weight, few studies have involved children.
A provocative discussion in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that parents of extremely obese children should lose custody for not managing their kids' weight. Experts suggest in serious cases, the government should step in and put children temporarily in foster care.
Treating the man in your house to a special Father's Day meal this weekend? If so, he'd better watch what he orders.
When it comes to your household, who do you think has the most influence over your kid's eating habits? Must be mom, right? After all, she works hard to cook and serve up every colour under the rainbow and cajole said nutritious concoctions into her kid's belly night after night.
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