By Daryl Nelson — Over the last few years, there has been
extensive talk about the obesity problem here in the United
States, particularly childhood obesity, and there’s also been a
good amount of dialogue on what children should do to live more
healthfully. It’s been widely reported that childhood obesity is
linked to a host of serious illnesses like diabetes and heart
disease, so a large part of the national dialogue has also been
about what kids and parents should do to eat better and get more
exerceise. But what should parents do when eating right and
exercising aren't enough, and the obesity problem goes from
something that can be self-managed to something that’s out of
control? Although a recent study found a majority of parents
oppose bariatric weight-loss surgery -- also called gastric
bypass -- for their obese teens, a group of researchers say the
procedure can be a big help to young patients. Researchers found
that weight-loss surgery improved blood flow among 60 percent of
teens who underwent the p