salon article about teen obesity

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http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2004/03/16/gastric_bypass/index.html

" Despite medical complications -- including a distended bowel that required

immediate follow-up surgery -- and a drastic change in lifestyle that

requires to subsist primarily on skinless chicken breasts,

sugar-free Flintstone vitamins, and 64 ounces of water or Crystal Light a

day, the college freshman, who now weighs 150 lbs, is absolutely convinced

the surgery was worth it. "

wow. just, wow.

-katja