Weighing obesity surgery risks for teens
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070427/ap_on_he_me/diet_teen_surgery"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070426/capt.fd50edf223604a36b672db7d7576c51f.diet_teen_surgery_kyab101.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=dvdkkgJabWeHmhz8RyqpwQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Amanda Munson answers a text message from a friend while being interviewed in her home, Monday, April 23, 2007, in Burlington, Ky. Amanda has lost 40 pounds since having bariatric surgery about 30 days ago. Munson was the first of 200 teenagers who eventually will be enrolled in a five-year, federally funded study on the benefits and risks of bariatric surgery on adolescents. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)" border="0" /></a>AP - Seventeen-year-old Amanda Munson gained confidence and energy as she lost 40 of her 296 pounds after weight-loss surgery and her diabetes went into remission.</p><br clear="all"/>

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