Kids and Gallstones a new reality - KMSP-TV

Kids and Gallstones a new reality

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An estimated 20 million adults in the U.S. have gallstones. This disease that was once largely confined to adults is now being diagnosed in children. A study is published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition reports that obese children are at least twice as likely to have gallstones as those whose weight was normal or underweight. FOX 9 health expert Dr. Archelle Georgiou speaks on the topic.

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