Banish soft drinks from school vending machines. Cut down on Happy Meals. Load school lunches with fruits and vegetables. Pull the plug on the television and shove kids outdoors. Those are some of the weapons that schools, doctors and parents wield to prevent overweight kids from packing on more pounds.
But there’s another possibility: Surgically implant an inflatable silicone band around the top of the stomach to restrict food intake. That way, people eat smaller meals. Banding works for many adults. Now Allergan Inc. , a maker of the band, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its device for morbidly obese adolescents as young as 14.
You may or may not find this hard to stomach. We suspect your response will depend on your view of the causes of obesity, teen and otherwise. If you think losing weight is only a matter of will power, then you probably will figure this is another stab at a quick-fix that can’t work for long. But here&rsqu
A. the band surgery should not be the first choice of obese kids.
B. children who are morbidly obese should not try band surgery.
C. children whose weight is still growing should not take the surgery.
D. children with psychological problems should not take the surgery.
Banish soft drinks from school vending machines. Cut down on Happy Meals. Load school lunches with fruits and vegetables. Pull the plug on the television and shove kids outdoors. Those are some of the weapons that schools, doctors and parents wield to prevent overweight kids from packing on more pounds.
But there’s another possibility: Surgically implant an inflatable silicone band around the top of the stomach to restrict food intake. That way, people eat smaller meals. Banding works for many adults. Now Allergan Inc. , a maker of the band, is asking the Food and Drug Administration to approve its device for morbidly obese adolescents as young as 14.
You may or may not find this hard to stomach. We suspect your response will depend on your view of the causes of obesity, teen and otherwise. If you think losing weight is only a matter of will power, then you probably will figure this is another stab at a quick-fix that can’t work for long. But here&rsqu
A. urge overweight children to go on a diet.
B. engage obese adolescents in more outdoors activities.
C. reduce the amount of food intake of obese children.
D. cut down the number of meals of obese children.
To: Robert Williams, School of Architecture
From: James. Johnson
Subject: Air-conditioning Installation Costs for East Hall
Date: June 4, 2006
I am writing to inform you of the costs of installing air-conditioning for the seven offices and two studio classrooms in East Hall.
Office and Classroom Installation
Estimates were obtained from three contractors on the costs of covering the offices and class-rooms. All these three were in the $20,000 to $25,000 range. The work would take about three weeks.
Because the central unit would be installed on the roof, some noise problems might occur during a four-or five-day period. And this work could be started from this weekend, and the over-time labor costs of about $1,500 have been included in the estimates.
Additional Installation
Because a larger installation, including a more powerful central unit, would be necessary to handle the halls and stairways,
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