In a major move to fight childhood obesity, Britian's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recommended that operations be considered for obese teenagers who are at risk of developing life-threatening diseases.

NICE also urged the National Health Service to consider surgery as a last resort to help save severely obese adults from diseases like diabetes and high blood pressure, according to a Reuters report.

NICE's recommendations were made in the institute's first ever national guide to the prevention and treatment of obesity, which together with overweight conditions costs the economy as much as 7.4 billion pounds a year.

Check out the full article and the full recommendations from NICE on obesity and how to control your weight.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com