Plus-size people is a common jargon of describing people who have a large sized body and they need to wear custom made clothes since large sized clothes are not always available in most departmental stores.
If a teen does not practice healthy balanced diet on a regular basis - for instance, eating fast foods excessively, eventually this unhealthy eating habit causes excessive weight gain that affects his or her health condition.
Therefore, we have to nip the problem in the bud if a teen's weight gain is totally out of his control.
If a teenager has Body Mass Index (BMI) of 40.
0 - 49.
9, he or she is suffering from morbid obesity.
If this particular obesity is not well-treated, excessive weight gain is commonly associated to various life-threatening diseases like cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis.
Therefore, many parents have consulted health specialists for solutions of their child's overweight issue.
Lap band surgery is one of the common methods to overcome this problem.
This type of surgery involves the insertion of a small stomach pouch in the upper part of the stomach and it is used to restrict the diet intake in to the body.
Basically, the lap band makes you feel full for a small amount of food eaten by you, making you consume less.
On the whole, the surgery has amazing capabilities and has proven to be an advantage for those suffering from extreme obesity for years.
Bear in mind that undergoing this particular surgery is simply for improving health of obese teens and they need to practice a healthy eating habit after the surgery.