The number of American children having obesity surgery has trebled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, research suggests.

The number of US children having obesity surgery has trebled in recent years, surging at a pace that could mean more than 1,000 such operations this year, research published today suggested.

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