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There's lots of backlash to the new American Academy of Pediatrics childhood #obesity guidelines, which suggest docs consider surgery or meds in kids as young as 12
Not surprising since the guidelines surfaced an uncomfortable nuance in the obesity debates a lot of people miss...1/4
In sum, critics are uneasy with the idea that kids might be medicated or even go under the knife to treat obesity at a moment when the catastrophic, obesity-promoting built- and food- environments don't change.
@ConscienHealth has a nice sum of the backlash here https://conscienhealth.org/2023/01/fear-myths-and-obesity-in-youth/
But what's lost in the pushback is that the treatment of individuals who presently have obesity must be considered separately from questions about prevention and obesity’s environmental causes.
And right now, the best treatments we have are #bariatricsurgery and #GLP1-based obesity medications such as #ozempic. Even for adolescents.
I wrote how I came around to this view, and why it's less radical than it sounds at a glance
@SubstackInc https://juliabelluz.substack.com/p/what-to-do-about-children-with-obesity
@bookstodon @juliaoftoronto intermittent fasting will accomplish the same thing as bariatric surgery.
There are a couple of good books on the subject by Dr. Jason Fung (U of Toronto) called: "The Obesity Code" and "The Diabetes Code" the references of the book are worth reading as well.
Also, high uric acid will trigger the process which stores liver fat. This can be treated with Berberine, found in cruciferous veggies or reduce foods containing uric acid.