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Teenage Waistland
Teenage Waistland | Lynn Biederman, Lisa Pazer
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In their separate voices, three morbidly obese New York City teens relate their experiences participating in a clinical trial testing lap-band surgery for teenagers, which involves a year of weekly meetings and learning to live healthier lives.
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Teenage Waistland | Lynn Biederman, Lisa Pazer
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Told through three voices, a group of morbidly obese teens join a clinical trial for gastric lap-band laparoscopic surgery. The afterword is essential for teens who read this; it dispels weight loss myths and acknowledges the complex dynamic of adolescent weight gain/loss, hormones, predisposition, and emotional factors.

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