Dr. Cooper in studio: high blood pressure in children, gastric bypass reduces diabetes (see show notes for references)

With more than 30 percent of Americans now officially obese, two new studies indicate that gastric bypass surgery not only helps patients live longer but it also dramatically lowers the rate of diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. But, who is going to pay for it?Can unintentional weight loss predict Alzheimer's disease? New research says yes but only in one gender…which one?  And parents, heads up! Does your child suffer from high blood pressure? The problem appears to be much worse than we ever thought.   Kids' High Blood Pressure Goes Untreated http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/K/KIDS_BLOOD_PRESSURE?SITE=DCUSN&SECTION=TOP_STORIES&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT   Gastric bypass cuts obesity death rate: studieshttp://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN2244961220070822   Childhood Obesity What It Means for Physicians http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/298/8/920   Obesity and Risk for Chronic Renal Failurehttp://jasn.asnjournals.org/cgi/content/full/17/6/1695?ck=nck     Weight loss may foreshadow Alzheimer's in womenhttp://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSN1719570020070820