Obesity in children
Obesity in children is perhaps the most serious public health problem that American society faces today. Obesity is not just an esthetic problem, and obese people are at much higher risk of developing serious deseases that could shorten their life expectancy dramatically. In Texas Children's Hospital they are carrying out an experimental project, performing gastric bypass surgery in kids.
Watch the story of Jervis and Kyara Willis and choose the answer that best completes each sentence.
Jervis Willis
? was more likely to become obese because he is African-American ? was more likely to develop type II diabetes because he is African-American ? is obese because he stopped playing footballIn the last ten years
? the number of cases of type II diabetes has doubled ? the number of cases of type II diabetes has decreased ? the number of cases of type II diabetes has become six times higherThe doctor thinks surgery is indicated in Jervis's case
? just to make him thinner ? in order to save his life ? to prevent him from developing illnessesKyara
? lost more than 200 pounds in two years just with a diet ? underwent the same kind of surgery as her brother last year ? used to be tormented at school because of her weightThe Head of the obesity clinic at Texas Childrenʼs Hospital
? thinks this kind of surgery is completely safe ? thinks obesity in children is the most important health problem America faces nowadays ? thinks this kind of surgery is too expensiveFor Kyara's operation
? they had to design a special gurney ? they had to design special instruments ? they couldnʼt use laparoscopyAfter her operation Kyara became depressed because
? She didn't lose as much weight as she had been hoping for ? She couldn't eat as much as she wanted ? She was hungry all the timeKyara
? doesn't feel ready to help his brother after his operation ? thinks it will not be as hard for her brother as it was for her ? thinks this surgery will save her brotherʼs life
