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The new guidelines emphasize that obesity is a complex and chronic condition without a simple fix. Intensive behavioral and lifestyle changes should be the first-line approach, but the AAP also includes recommendations for anti-obesity medications and surgery for the first time. These novel recommendations are in response to a windfall of research and d*** approvals in the past few years.

“We now have evidence that obesity therapy is effective. There is treatment, and now is the time to recognize that obesity is a chronic disease and should be addressed as we address other chronic diseases,” said Dr. Sandra Hassink, medical director of the AAP Institute for Healthy Childhood Weight and co-author of the new guidelines.

The breakthrough that happened in the last few years was people started realizing that there are hormones made in the gut that have multiple roles related to obesity. By targeting these, medications can help people feel full faster and help stabilize insulin levels,” said Han.

The guidelines say that pediatricians should offer weight-loss d**** for children age 12 and up with obesity.

Four d**** are now approved for obesity treatment in adolescents starting at age 12 — Orlistat, Saxenda, Qsymia and Wegovy — and one, phentermine, for teens age 16 and older. Another d***, called setmelanotide (brand name Imcivree), has been approved for kids age 6 and older who have Barde-Biedl syndrome, a genetic disease that causes obesity.

Wegovy — which surged in popularity last year as a weight-loss d*** for adults — was approved by the Food and D*** Administration in late December for those ages 12 and up. Clinical trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that a weekly injection of the d***, along with healthy exercise and eating habits, could help kids 12 and older cut their body mass index by about 16%, compared with just over 0.5% for a group that took a placebo.

However, the new d**** aren’t available to everyone.

“The problem with these medications is they are very expensive and insurance often doesn’t cover them,” Han said, adding that a one-month supply of Wegovy can cost as much as $1,500, which is not affordable for most families.

The guidelines also recommend that teens age 13 and up with severe obesity consider discussing weight-loss surgery, which evidence has shown can be a safe and effective treatment with lasting results.

€“The sooner the better for many things,” said Han. “There is research that shows that getting bariatric surgery sooner can reverse health issues like Type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, which is why surgery should be considered for pediatric patients.”

What they put in that Gerber?

Thousands of damn years people have been able to monitor their own eating habits

Now this country wants to tell society no parents can’t portion control and monitor the eating behavior of their own kids, buy more pills instead!!

Wellbutrin...

Prozac generation making a comeback by any means

Instead of just spending less money on food and eating our habits they want families to do the option get expensive af medication asap

Yeah dis moronic

Right and who are they gonna be selling these pills to

It’s no secret that obesity, disproportionately impacts, poor populations and families in western countries.

They’re looking to straddle on more medical bills and extract more money for pharmaceutical companies from poor families by pushing this bullshit

good, americans only deserve the worst from their government

put a shirt on nigga

This is gonna be worse cause you have idiot parents who have no behavior or self control themselves adopting defeatism which leads to getting their kids accustomed to swallowing pills at an even earlier age

Ngl if I was evil I'd be really rooting for this

That’s lit

Lets just put everyone on amphetamines and see what we can do

FR we're not advancing fast enough

Well, looking at the American population, it looks like they need help.

The world is such a horrific place. It's lit.

This won’t help them

Pills not the answer but we've
seen parents are unable to feed their children in healthy ways

This isn't the government

Explain

Let them f***ing have a sleep for dinner nap like goddamn

I grew up with that and feel like it taught me very good appetite control habits

thank god im not fat 🙏

Pills is stupid, but something has to be done at some point