Weight Loss Surgery and Kids Part 1

This series is part of the work I’m doing with Weight Inclusive Nutrition and Dietetics (WIND) to create a comprehensive response to the disastrous American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines for higher-weight children. I’m part of the team that is analyzing the research that, the AAP claims, supports their recommendations, and I’ll be publishing my breakdowns here as well.

Today’s study is Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in children younger than 14 years: refuting the concernsAayed Alqahtani, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Mohamed Elahmedi, MBBS, and Awadh R. Al Qahtani, MD, MSc, FRCSC