Obesity surgery triples among U.S. teens
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070306/ap_on_he_me/diet_teen_surgery"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070305/capt.scmc10803050602.fitness_kids_obesity_surgery_scmc108.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=.KMe3Kl5TftE7p1WtuuVMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="In a photo provided by his family, Erric Decker is shown in an undated photo prior to his gastric bypass surger in 2003 at the age of 17. Decker was 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighed 385 pounds. (AP Photo/The Decker Family)" border="0" /></a>AP - The number of U.S. children having obesity surgery has tripled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, new research suggests. While the procedure is still far more common in adults, it appears to be slightly less risky in teens, according to an analysis of data on 12- to 19-year-olds who had obesity surgery from 1996 through 2003.</p><br clear="all"/>