The Kids
Brooke Stanley
Brooke Stanley is on the cusp of a decision. Surgery or not? She’s happy with herself now, but is concerned her weight could ruin her health.
Ashley Cedeño
Young Ashley Cedeño is obese, and if something doesn’t change she could develop several obesity-related diseases. Ashley’s family is undertaking a lifestyle change that they hope will spare the children from a lifetime of health problems.
Ashlyn Dowling
Ashlyn Dowling’s weight problem isn’t easily noticeable on the outside. It’s more in her mind. She’s terrified of developing a weight-related disease, as family members have. And her idea of health is to be stick thin. So Ashlyn pushes her dieting to extremes.
Michael White
Michael White was just 16 when his parents decided surgery was the only option to save him from an untimely death. He was 480 pounds with pre-diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol, dwindling kidney function and asthma. While the surgery was successful, it wasn’t without controversy.
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