Hundreds of fat children should be offered NHS weight-loss surgery to reverse their diabetes, according to a leading medic.
Growing numbers of youngsters in England some as young as six suffer type 2 diabetes. The condition occurs when the body loses its ability to process sugar and is often sparked by obesity.
It most commonly affects over-40s, who may have gained weight over decades, but the soaring obesity rate in under-18s has seen its level among young adults more than double in five years.
Now a surgeon has warned operations like up to £8,000 gastric bypasses and bands could be the only way to prevent diabetic children facing long-term damage.