Residential Treatment Program Helps Obese Kids Lose Weight, Study Finds

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Caroline Apovian, MD, medicine and pediatrics

Extremely obese kids in an intensive 10-month residential treatment program lost more weight than their counterparts, and appeared to reverse artery damage that could lead to clogged arteries and heart disease, according to a new study from Belgium.

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Dr. Caroline Apovian, a professor of medicine and pediatrics at Boston University School of Medicine, said the study appears to be valid. It’s significant because it shows the reversal of the artery problems, she said.

“Endothelial dysfunction is the beginning of heart disease, which is striking to see in an adolescent,” Apovian said.

“This matters a lot in the long run as long as the weight loss is maintained,” she added.

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