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²² Inge TH, Zeller MH, Lawson L, Daniels SR.  A critical appraisal of evidence supporting a bariatric surgical approach to weight management for adolescents. J Pediatr 2005;147:10-9

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SL Williams, Genetic and Biochemical Responses to Obesity.  Beyond Change: Bloomfield Hills MI, April 2007:5-6,8,10

Website References

^aOffice of Genetics and Disease Prevention, Center for Genomics and Public Health, University of Washington, Public Health Perspectives

^bCDC Public Health Perspective

^cObesity Gene Map

^dAmerican Dietetic Association

^eAction for Healthy Kids