For some US youngsters, anti-obesity medications or surgery is now recommended.

For the first time in 15 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics has released recommendations on childhood obesity. According to new US recommendations, obese children should be treated as soon as possible, including with medication and surgery. The American Academy of Paediatrics presented its first recommendations about childhood obesity in 15 years on Monday. In it, medical professionals issued a warning that delaying treatment for obesity could result in long-term health issues. In the US, there are around 15 million young people who are fat. The recommendations state that behavioral and lifestyle modifications ought to be the first line of defense against pediatric obesity, which is associated with major health conditions like type 2 Diabetes and high blood pressure. The guidelines advise for the first time ever that medicine can be given to children as young as 12, and that weight loss surgery can be given to those as young as 13, but they also warn against delaying treatment in favor of waiting the problem out. The co-author of the new guidance, Dr. Ihuoma Eneli, told the Associated Press that "waiting doesn't work." What we observe is an ongoing weight gain, which increases the risk that they'll be obese as adults. The recommendations urge medical professionals to treat obesity more as a biological disease. As part of a comprehensive approach to treatment, they also advocate the use of drugs and surgery when more intense behavioral interventions like lifestyle changes are ineffective. There are a number of weight loss drugs on the market in the US, including the recently approved Wegovy, an injectable given once a week to youngsters 12 and older that has been shown to lower body mass index, or BMI, in teenagers by an average of 16%. However, experts warn that due to their high cost and lack of insurance coverage, the drugs may be hard to find. Due to strong demand, some weight loss drugs have also experienced shortages in the US. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the rate of childhood obesity in the US has increased from 17% to 20% during the past 15 years. When compared to the rest of North America and Europe, the US has a greater rate of childhood obesity. The prevalence of childhood obesity is rising on a global scale. According to a 2016 study from Syracuse University in New York, there were 124 million obese children and teenagers worldwide, up from 11 million in 1975. Other stories Washington Schools File Lawsuit Regarding Social Media Damage Massachusetts High Court: Loss Prevention Cost Claim is Controlled by Policy Terms, Not Common Law Because of Nana Acheampong – Daddy Lumba, I am the person I am today. 4 FIFA World Cup moments involving Black Stars in 2022 In the wake of the arrest of Hajia4Real, Showboy predicts that “a lot of ‘chairmen’ will be arrested in 2023.”