To treat obesity in children, task force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy Elizabeth Cooney By Elizabeth Cooney June 18, 2024v

To treat obesity in children, task force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy Elizabeth Cooney By Elizabeth Cooney June 18, 2024 https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/18/children-obesity-behavioral-therapy-wegovy-recommendations/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ZhIOYXlNDm6tlfsnx1R9K79LovDoXbtEMaS7u_c7xs_6yqJz9l2C6WR-IkD9dNxNVE2gcXOWnUwR0F866_wwr0Uh9sA&_hsmi=312191336&utm_content=312191336&utm_source=hs_email Doctors debating whether to prescribe obesity drugs for children whose weight tops growth charts now have two camps to choose from: the American Academy of Pediatrics, which got pushback last year when it advised considering obesity drugs for kids 12 and older with high BMI, and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which landed yesterday on behavioral interventions to help children 6 and older with high BMI (itself a controversial measure). Both groups encourage better nutrition, physical activity, and behavioral therapy from age 6, which can be hard to find. Why such dissonance? The task force cited “inadequate” evidence on obesity drugs. AAP’s Sarah Armstrong, a Duke professor of pediatrics, cited the “P,” for preventive, in the task force's name. “The USPSTF really focuses on interventions clinicians can initiate for long-term prevention of chronic disease,” she told STAT. “We’re looking at the here and now: What do we need to treat obesity?” ‘That scares me’: New childhood obesity guidelines still face a long road to consensus Isabella Cueto Theresa Gaffney By Isabella Cueto and Theresa Gaffney https://www.statnews.com/2023/03/20/childhood-obesity-guidelines-eating-disorders-data-concerns/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9y52pL6xOSDCUtB6gB2jGA6fjKv-tMD7zIYZEmtMNaeI-zz6EwzLJIg-O0auUnJ3nY7E6w_m_YgwEXsVGo8jdeQolsGg&_hsmi=312191336&utm_content=312191336&utm_source=hs_email March 20, 2023 Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e2022060640/190443/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and?autologincheck=redirected&utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_oYFzoOX7Y6uPZoOX1surbwSpHo9hUtoffZZUggp10LMigZhSIzDUHp14qtdgWaaZnbgjHynVKvCsu7HKWngLqnfWP2A&_hsmi=312191336&utm_content=312191336&utm_source=hs_email For a 9-year-old patient at a Los Angeles obesity clinic, barriers to health are everywhere Isabella Cueto By Isabella Cueto https://www.statnews.com/2023/07/17/healthy-weight-clinic-children-obesity-barriers/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-86DARqDUTbrlqJMpe7JBMWWPEgGsp4riFB3aJjjAYrgA52Qf7hGYT6g9DVdY7SlOzeH2cd5v8ZPcNoZ5lCSNmqUAT0aQ&_hsmi=312191336&utm_content=312191336&utm_source=hs_email July 17, 2023