Leigh Ettinger, MD - Author - Center for Nutrition Studies https://nutritionstudies.org/author/lettinger/ Food. Science. Health. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:10:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 New Recommendations for Childhood Obesity: Are We Missing the Obvious? https://nutritionstudies.org/new-recommendations-for-childhood-obesity-are-we-missing-the-obvious/ Fri, 20 Oct 2023 13:10:38 +0000 https://nutritionstudies.org/?p=50904 If the only tool you give someone is a hammer, every problem becomes a nail. In January 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued new guidelines for evaluating and managing childhood obesity.[1] The public reaction has been shock and dismay because the AAP recommendations now include anti-obesity medicines for those as young as 12 and … Continued

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