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Research Article: ‘A radical operation’ – a thematic analysis of newspaper framing of bariatric surgery in adolescents

Date Published: 2023-04-26

Abstract:
Obesity in adolescents is a growing public health issue. Bariatric surgery is an effective, yet controversial treatment option for adolescents. The moral acceptability of this procedure by health-care professionals as well as the general public can be influenced by its portrayal in the news media. Our objective was to analyze how newspaper articles portrayed adolescent bariatric surgery, with attention to the language used and moral arguments made.

Introduction:
The number of adolescents with obesity has doubled over the last decades, now affecting one in every five in the United States (US). Concurrently, the prevalence of severe obesity (defined as a BMI???35 kg/m2 or???120% of the age- and sex-adjusted 95th BMI percentile) has greatly increased as well [1]. Contrary to the idea of ‘growing out of obesity’, the majority of obese children and adolescents become obese adults [2]. Adolescents with obesity are at risk of metabolic and cardiovascular comorbidities, including…

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