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Old 02-07-2013, 01:43 PM   #1373
J epworth
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Originally Posted by Zee View Post
Gastric bypass and lab band surgery is for people that lack self control.
Actually, it improves the populations DALY's (Disability adjusted life years) out of all interventions for obesity, but it's cost is one of the highest current interventions available. Surprisingly, the next highest improvement to DALY's is reducing or banning fast food advertisements to children; and is also the least expensive intervention available.
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