Very young primary school children to have stomachs stapled during obesity epidemic

aftermathnews.wordpress.com     May 16, 2008            

Obesity crisis ‘will lead to children having their stomachs stapled’ Telegraph |May 16, 2008 By Nigel Bunyan Primary school children could soon be undergoing stomach-stapling surgery as Britain’s obesity epidemic worsens, a senior medical director has warned. Steve Ryan, of Alder Hey Children’s... [read full story]                    

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Obese children on Merseyside face stomach operations

icnetwork.co.uk     May 15, 2008          

May 15 2008 Liza Williams MERSEYSIDE children could soon face drastic weight loss surgery in a battle against the region’s spiralling obesity problem, according to a hospital chief. Children as young as two admitted to Alder Hey are being classed as obese, and for the first time teenagers are...                    

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Obese children will soon be given stomach-stapling surgery, warns top doctor

dailymail.co.uk     May 15, 2008          

Comments A leading doctor has said that young children could soon be offered weight-loss surgery as the obesity hits toddlers. The medical director of Alder Hey Hosptial, Steve Ryan, has said that children as young as two where now being classed as obese and teenagers are developing diseases such...                    

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Obesity crisis 'will lead to children having their stomachs stapled'

telegraph.co.uk     May 15, 2008          

Primary school children could soon be undergoing stomach-stapling surgery as Britain's obesity epidemic worsens, a senior medical director has warned. Steve Ryan, of Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, said "significant numbers" of children aged two and three were being classed as obese....                    

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Joan Smith: A portly nation is no laughing matter

independent.co.uk     May 18, 2008          

A couple of weeks ago, on a station platform in the north of England, I counted at least four morbidly obese adults. One of them was a mother with a toddler, who was already showing the same tendency. So I wasn't surprised to discover last week that British children are near the top of a new...                    

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