Scientists Debunk Popular Myth: Tonsil Removal Doesn’t Cause Weight Gain

A clinical trial has found no evidence of a link between adenotonsillectomies and unwanted weight gain in children. A recent study led by Michigan Medicine researchers challenges the long-standing belief that adenotonsillectomy—a surgery to remove the tonsils and adenoids—causes excessive weight gain in children with mild sleep-disordered breathing. The findings were published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head [...]