OnyxShine9

2y

Not exactly a side effect, but the direct impact this will have on attitudes towards last-resort solutions like medication and surgery will be devastating. If you can’t manage something as controllable as your child’s weight despite all their youthful energy, there’s no telling what else you will be willing to rely on it medication for, not to mention how the child will internalize this decision making. And pure conjecture, but I get the feeling most parents resorting to this wouldn’t have even taken appropriate measures to control their weight to begin with.

str8dollaz

2y

I completely agree that we should not have to rely on medications for this. It’s just an unfortunate truth that we’re at the point where we HAVE to, unless we want to see obese children die in order to “send a message” to future parents.

But in the meantime, these medications have been proven to be safe an effective, and I 100% agree in their use at this point in time

Remark

2y

America is always so afraid to actually get to the root of the problem and instead sell more ways to make the problem go away fast.

I get it to an extent. The amount of changes that would need to happen on a country-wide level to get the obesity epidemic under control would be monumental but it's still something that should be done rather than trying to push medications on children.

OnyxShine9

2y

But do we really have to? I understand the genetics argument, but those cases are still very far and few between and will still only represent a minority of these child patients.

str8dollaz

2y

So you’re saying we shouldn’t treat them just because it’s rare?

Edit: also I’m not talking about genetics at all, just in general for the kids who are not successful with lifestyle modifications