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New pediatric guidelines for treating obese children include surgery and meds

The American Academy of Pediatrics published guidelines for treating the 14.4 million U.S. children and teens afflicted by obesity on Monday.

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Childhood obesity requires early, aggressive treatment, new guidelines say

Instead of "watchful waiting," the American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends intensive lifestyle and behavior therapy for young kids, and for older children, medication.

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Pediatricians say obese children in the US should be given weight loss drugs in controversial new ruling

‘There is research that shows that getting bariatric surgery sooner can reverse health issues like Type 2 diabetes’

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New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids

New guidelines suggest children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively

The Independent UK

2023 could be a banner year for prescription drugs

There's a large pipeline of promising yet expensive drugs that could get approved.

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Losing weight doesn't resolve inflammation tied to weight gain, mouse study suggests

In a mouse study published Thursday in the journal Science, researchers found that inflammation lingered in mice that had been fed a high-fat diet after the rodents shed the ounces.

Inverse

Researchers Identify Two Distinct Types Of Obesity

Offer a more nuanced understanding of obesity than current definitions and may one day inform more precise ways to diagnose and treat obesity and associated metabolic disorders. Read on for details:

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Study Explains 'Eating just One Potato Chip Is Impossible' Gene

A gene called CREB-Regulated Transcription Coactivator 1 (CRTC1) is associated with obesity in humans. Read on for details:

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Health: Japanese Research Reveals What Triggers Our Brain To Indulge In Overeating

Despite knowing that high calories foods are detrimental to our health, overeating or binge-eating is a common tendency among many. What triggers this tendency in the brain? Read on for details:

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Semaglutide is causing a social media frenzy. So what is it?

It is not a a viral meme, but a drug that is an injectable medication — originally designed to treat diabetes — that has left those who need it waiting until next year for resupply.

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GPs don't give useful weight-loss advice – new study

The advice general practitioners give to patients with obesity in the UK was found to be “highly varied, superficial and often lacked an apparent evidence base”, according to a new study from the University of Oxford.

The Conversation

Study Suggests Obese Patients Get Ineffective Weight Loss Advice From Doctors

The investigation found that weight-loss advice from doctors to patients with obesity rarely included effective methods and mostly consisted of telling patients merely to eat less and be more physically active. Read on for details:

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Study: If 20% of your diet is these foods, you’re at risk of faster cognitive decline

Numerous studies have linked the consumption of ultraprocessed foods with a greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease, cancer, obesity and early death.

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The Whale director Darren Aronofsky says fatphobia criticisms ‘make no sense’

‘Black Swan’ filmmaker claimed that ‘people with obesity are generally written as bad guys or as punchlines’

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Picky eater? Research shows it could be in your DNA

In the last 40 years obesity has been constantly rising. This has happened despite the popularity of all kind of diets ranging from low carb, paleo or even ice cream based.

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Sunak faces backlash over delay to junk food pre-watershed ads ban

Scrapping of adverts for foods high in fat, salt and sugar before 9pm will not now take effect until 2025

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New research identifies some food products aimed at toddlers are failing WHO guidelines around sugar content

Out of more than 70 ready-made food products for toddlers, more than 75 per cent fail to meet the proposed guidelines for sugar set out by the World Health Organization (WHO), soon-to-be-published research for the Obesity Policy Coalition has found.

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Can this diet save Australian kids from obesity? The science says so

Babies put on a lower-protein and cereals diet, and fed a variety of fruit and vegetables, developed a taste for a healthier diet.

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Study Reveals Use Of Cationic Nanonmaterials To Treat Obesity

There are two main kinds of fat: visceral fat, internal tissues that surround the stomach, liver, and intestines, and subcutaneous fat, found under the skin anywhere in the body.Read on for details:

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Don't weigh me: The case against BMI

Scales and BMI measurements are a flawed way of looking at our health. The case for ditching them

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Study: Positively Charged Nanomaterials Treat Obesity Anywhere You Want

A major challenge in obesity treatment is that fat tissue, which is not continuous in the body but is found piece by piece in "depots," has been difficult to target in a depot-specific manner, pinpointed at the exact location.Read on for details:

The Independent UK

Calls for sugar food tax as report shows reduction 82% below voluntary target

Retailer own-brand and manufacturer products cut back sugar by just 3.5% between 2015 and 2020, according to analysis published on Thursday.

Liverpool Echo

'Sweets as treats' culture key to Knowsley's obesity problems

Knowsley has some of the highest levels of obesity in the country

The Conversation

Universal free school meals would make a huge difference to the cost-of-living crisis – here's how

The UK government’s recent autumn statement set out several measures to help people with rapidly rising prices. These including increased benefit payments and an extension to the energy price cap, although at a less generous rate than currently guaranteed.

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Being obese ‘is bad for a child’s brain’

Childhood obesity is a growing concern, with around one in seven children aged four or five in the UK obese

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