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Naturally Nourished

Episode 328: Childhood Obesity Fueling Pharma Profits vs. Sustainable Solutions

Naturally Nourished

Ali Miller RD

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Health & Fitness:nutrition

4.8655 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

Have you heard the new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics on childhood obesity? If you have, you are likely as astounded and outraged as we are to hear drug therapy and bariatric surgery recommended to children as a way to manage the growing problem of childhood obesity. Tune in to hear us break down the new guidelines and offer sustainable, cost-affordable solutions for families.    Obesity currently affects about 20% of children and 42% of adults, and we agree this is a problem that needs to be faced head on. However, recommending drugs and weight loss surgery to children without offering any guidance on diet and exercise is just not a sustainable solution. In fact, the AAP guidance could have devastating effects on children while, no surprise, driving big profits for pharma. Learn how carb awareness, low carb, and detox support can be appropriate for overweight and obese children, creating whole body wellness for a lifetime. Plus we discuss the role of nutrient deficiency, essential supplementation, exercise and more in combating this multifaceted issue.    Also in this episode:  American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Obesity Recommendations Episode 323: Ozempic, Wonder Drug or too Good to be True? Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity Pharmacologic treatment of pediatric obesity Who Funds the AAP?AAP Top Donor List Nutrition Misinformation Driving ObesityTufts Food Compass New Government Funded “Food-Pyramid” Says Lucky Charms Are Healthier Than Steak Sustainable Solutions to Childhood Obesity Carb Awareness & Low CarbMetabolic impact of a ketogenic diet compared to a hypocaloric diet in obese children and adolescents Effect of low-carbohydrate, unlimited calorie diet on the treatment of childhood obesity: a prospective controlled study Making Low Carb Kid School Lunches (4 Essential Tips) 3 Rules For Balanced Kid's Snacks (NO Naked CARBS!) Food as Medicine for the Whole Family Low Carb Kids Lunches Get Kids Away from Grazing Support DetoxificationCellular Antiox BroccoDetox Ultimate Detox 10 Day Real Food Detox Support Microbiome BalanceKidsBiotic Restore Baseline Probiotic Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic  Correct Nutrient DeficiencyMultiAvail Kids EPA DHA Liquid  Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials Kids Essentials Bundle Vitamin D Deficiency & Childhood Obesity: A Tale of Two Epidemics   Sponsors for this episode:  This episode is sponsored by Wild Foods, a company that puts quality, sustainability, and health first in all of their products. They have everything from coffee to turmeric to medicinal mushrooms, and every single product is painstakingly sourced from small farms around the globe. They take their mission seriously to fix the broken food system, and believe real food is medicine. They've partnered with us to give you guys an exclusive discount, so use the code ALIMILLERRD for 12% off your order at WildFoods.co!    This episode is also sponsored by FOND Bone Broth Tonics, Your Sous Chef in a Jar. FOND is slow simmered and lovingly tended from simmer to seal. They partner with organic farms and hand-pick and pair ingredients to optimize absorption and taste. Use code ALIMILLERRD to save at fondbonebroth.com.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast that delivers cutting-edge food is medicine solutions for optimal health.

0:12.8

Ali Miller is a nutrition expert sought up by the media in America's top medical institutes

0:18.3

for her revolutionary functional medicine interventions.

0:22.6

From disease treatment to prevention, every episode will empower you with ways to put yourself

0:28.3

back in control of your health. Please know, the topic is discussed are for educational purposes

0:35.1

only. Now welcome, Integrative Dietitians, Allie Miller, and her co-host, Becky You.

0:43.0

Welcome to the Naturally Nourished Podcast. You are joining us for episode 328,

0:47.9

Child Obesity Fueling Pharma Profits versus Sustainable Solutions. This is a really important and timely topic.

0:56.3

As just last week, we saw all over the news updates from the American Academy of Pediatrics,

1:02.7

which include weight loss, drugs, and surgery for children aged 8 and up.

1:08.5

Really scary stuff.

1:11.2

Absolutely. Something we had to jump in on and make sure we scary stuff. Absolutely.

1:14.9

Something we had to jump in on and make sure we were able to discuss.

1:15.3

Yep.

1:21.7

So obesity, we're looking at affecting currently 20% of kids and teens in the U.S. and about 42% of adults, according to the CDC.

1:27.6

And we, too, see the importance of, you know, making some policy to support ideal metabolic

1:33.6

health, addressing obesity head on.

1:36.4

But shocker, we do not promote the intervention of drugs and surgery in children, which is

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just going to drive devastating side effects for kids and, of course,

1:45.3

big profit for pharma.

1:47.0

Yes, so this topic needs to be addressed.

1:49.4

And in this episode, we will be unpacking the recent recommendations.

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