The 'super-obese' under-25s having gastric band surgery

Surgeons say cost of obesity crisis could bankrupt the NHS – but operations can save money

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Nearly 40 per cent of under-25s who have weight-loss surgery are classified as "super-obese", a new report has shown. The authors say it is a "reflection on society's failings" that many young people are so overweight.

One leading surgeon in the field said obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS because of the high cost of treating diseases associated with being overweight, especially type 2 diabetes, the BBC says, but surgery can save money.

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