New guidelines recommend early, aggressive treatment for childhood obesity
On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti
WBUR
4.3 • 3.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
The American Academy of Pediatrics has released new guidelines to tackle the obesity epidemic. They’re calling for family counseling, early treatment with drugs and even surgery. Can pediatricians turn the epidemic around?
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| 0:40.5 | This is on point. I'm Megna Chakrabardi. |
| 0:52.0 | Dr. Mona Hannah Atisha is a pediatrician at Hurley Children's Clinic in Flint, Michigan. |
| 0:57.5 | She's also a professor of Public Health at Michigan State University and founding director of the Pediatric Public Health Initiative. |
| 1:04.5 | She's also the author of What the Eyes Don't See, a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city. |
| 1:11.0 | And she joins us today. Dr. Hannah Atisha, welcome back to On Point. |
| 1:15.5 | Megna, it's great to be here with you. |
| 1:17.5 | So, on any given week, Dr. Mona, how often do you see children in your clinic |
| 1:25.5 | who'd be considered technically obese? |
| 1:29.5 | Absolutely. Every single day in clinic, I am caring for children who are obese. |
| 1:35.5 | Every day. |
| 1:36.5 | Apps every day. |
| 1:38.5 | And what ages are we talking about here? |
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