Bariatric surgery is the only effective weight loss option for most of these teenagers. Diets, exercise and behavioral therapy almost never solve their weight problem, said Dr. Stephen R.   The Times is liberal garbage. Almost as bad as DailyMail or Independent when it comes to fats. At least they can admit fat is unhealthy and not spew HAES BS.  Of course "diet and exercise" won't work. If they were capable of actually doing that then they wouldn't be in this situation. You telling them to do it won't make them do so. The sand thing is all this surgery does is turn them into smallfats. We need doctors prescribing amphetamines for appetite suppressant if they have that big of an issue. Medically tweaking seems healthier than surgery or obesity.