TY  - JOUR
T1  - LAparoscopic gastric banding vs lifestyle intervention in severely obese adolescents
AU  - Richardson LA
Y1  - 2010/06/16
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2010.781
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 2356
EP  - 2356
VL  - 303
IS  - 23
N2  - 
The lifestyle group in the study was allowed a wide variation of diets, as well as inadequate exercise requirements and little physician supervision; it was not offered a comprehensive weight management program, which should include counseling on diet and nutrition, exercise, behavior, and prescription medications if needed. The gastric banding program was based on a much more structured system, including specific protein-rich meals and periodic band adjustments. Had the lifestyle group received adequately clinical monitoring, the results may have been quite different.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.781
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2010.781
ER  -