Jazmine Raygoza (R) poses with her mother Veronica in Denver June 18, 2011, two days before her gastric banding operation. After trying multiple diets and exercise, Jazmine, 17, decided on the Lap-Band treatment with the encouragement of her mother, who recently had a gastric bypass herself. About 17 percent of American kids and teens are obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [Photo/Agencies]
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