When it comes to BMI and measuring obesity, weight is just one factor, and needs to be regarded in the context of total health.

The childhood obesity world is still feeling the repercussions of how the American Academy of Pediatrics greeted the new year by releasing new guidelines.

BMI was never intended to be used as a measurement for health. Weight can be a helpful data point, but it needs to be evaluated in the context of overall health.

Body Mass Index has been a bone of contention in many debates as some health experts don’t consider it a reliable measurement of obesity.

It’s a lot better to treat the underlying cause of a problem than to treat the symptoms. One reason is that treating the symptoms is just not practical.

When it comes to childhood obesity, Dr. Pretlow is by no means alone in preferring prevention over cure. Let’s hear from some of them.

Whether a patient is obese or has an eating disorder or both, it’s all part of the same problem that does not appear to be handled very effectively at present.

One of the concerns regarding the AAP guidelines is that kids will regard normal weight gain as a personal failure, which may harm their sense of self-worth.

Childhood Obesity News has been looking at some of the repercussions of the obesity prevention guidelines recently issued by the AAP.

We continue discussing the increasing unrest over the latest guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Rather than settling down, resistance against the AAP guidelines grows more vehement as time passes.

In the past weeks, Childhood Obesity News has been exploring many angles of the new obesity prevention guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Here is a look at some pieces discussing bariatric surgery that have appeared in the press in the recent past.

Today’s post is our sixth bariatric surgery roundup in light of the publication of new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Dr. Pretlow is working toward a world where both pharmaceuticals and bariatric surgery become exceedingly rare.

Let’s look back on some previous Childhood Obesity News discussions about bariatric surgery, specifically, bariatric surgery for minors.

This continues the description of some uncommon but dangerous eating disorders, brought to public attention during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Today is the first day of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week. Let’s discuss some less-known eating disorders like Orthorexia and Night Eating Syndrome.

Orlistat is the generic name of one of the six kinds of drugs that the FDA has approved specifically for weight loss. It’s not without its problems.

A lot of healthcare providers take issue with the standard of BMI measurement, which is mentioned in the updated AAP obesity prevention guidelines.

Much has been said about the newest batch of AAP guidelines. Let’s catch up on some of the details, footnotes, and side issues that have come up.

The weight-loss drugs have one thing in common: Nobody knows the results of starting at a young age and staying on them for years.

“Side effect” is a tricky term, since a drug can have a side effect that is considered positive. Let’s look at some medications approved to treat obesity.

Now that the AAP has recommended weight-loss meds for teens and maybe even children, what kind of pharmaceuticals are we talking about here?

There are fierce debates about whether doctors should mention the advisability of weight loss to juveniles, or even weigh them.

We’ve been discussing the collection of treatment guidelines newly issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the various reactions to them.

Childhood Obesity News has been following reactions to the new American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines, which have been both praised and criticized.

The AAP guidelines critics say that more progress needs to be made with policies that can produce better health, not drugs or invasive surgery.

Becoming too enthusiastic about weight-loss pharmaceuticals or surgery, or even about intensive therapy, could cost a ton of money.

Aside from figuring out the logistics of obesity treatment, and meeting the cost of transportation and the like, there is the issue of motivation.