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The Dr. Phil Podcast

Should Kids Be Prescribed Weight Loss Shots?

The Dr. Phil Podcast

Dr. Phil McGraw

Mental Health, Self-improvement, Society & Culture, Education, Health & Fitness

4.413.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Two moms say the GLP-1 shot changed their lives—and now they want the same for their kids. Suzie and Deana credit the drug with helping them lose weight after years of failed diets. Now, they’re ready for their teens—14-year-old Jeremiah and 16-year-old Demi—to start the same treatment. But should kids really be on a weight loss drug? Dr. Phil challenges the idea with gynecologist Dr. Jaime Seeman, who says the risks are too high. Body positivity advocate Virgie Tovar joins to warn that these drugs could set teens up for body image issues and eating disorders. Is this a step toward health—or a dangerous shortcut?

 

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0:00.0

I've been bullied about my weight since I was 11 years old.

0:03.5

She started out at 198 pounds, and she's down to 140 pounds.

0:08.0

Does anybody disagree that if we can stop childhood obesity from a health standpoint that we should?

0:16.0

What happens when you put a child on a diet is that you actually...

0:20.0

Nobody said anything about dieting.

0:21.6

You're wanting to ignore health because you want to run a social agenda.

0:24.6

This may sound shocking to you, but we've reframed an obesity epidemic that affects nearly 20% of children in America,

0:43.6

and we know it will have significant lifelong health consequences, heart disease, breathing problems, joint problems, gallstones, anxiety, depression, greater risk of stroke, and many types of cancer.

0:59.3

Now, that's some pretty negative outcomes, don't you think?

1:02.6

So how are we going to handle it?

1:05.5

By embracing the body positivity movement?

1:09.6

It's a movement that promotes acceptance of all bodies, regardless of the body positivity movement? It's a movement that promotes acceptance of all bodies,

1:14.6

regardless of size, shape, skin tone, gender,

1:17.6

and physical abilities.

1:19.6

Even those who pushed body positivity

1:22.6

have fallen victim to the tragic effects of obesity.

1:26.6

Now, these four social media influencers were swept up

1:30.3

by the movement that claims obesity is perfectly healthy.

1:35.3

The tragic truth is they have all died

1:39.3

under the age of 45 from health issues related to obesity. Now look, there's nothing wrong with loving ourselves

1:49.3

or our bodies if we're being realistic about what love means. Now, Susie and her 14-year-old son

1:58.8

both had a reality check

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