Getting tonsils removed tied to kids' weight gain - Health - Kids and parenting - msnbc.com
Kids who have their tonsils removed seem to gain weight after the surgery and may be more likely to become overweight compared to children who never went under the knife, a new study suggests.
In the research published in the February issue of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery, scientists reviewed data from nine different studies spanning a 40-year period. They looked at the weight of 795 children ranging in age from 0 to 18 years old before tonsillectomy and for up to eight years after it.
"We found a greater-than-expected weight gain in normal and overweight children after tonsillectomy," said Dr. Anita Jeyakumar, who led the research team.
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