Reeling in Serenity

March 28, 2023
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Healing comes from spending time among healthy people, and some are guided to Reeling in Serenity by their recovery mentor or sponsor.

Reeling in Recovery

March 27, 2023
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Reeling in Recovery is a new national non-profit organization based in Georgia that helps recovering substance abusers by teaching them how to fish.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 7

March 24, 2023
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This continues the discussion of the thorny question of consent, where bariatric surgery is concerned.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 6

March 23, 2023
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In the debates over the January news from the American Academy of Pediatrics, some serious points of contention exist.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 5

March 22, 2023
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When it comes to BMI and measuring obesity, weight is just one factor, and needs to be regarded in the context of total health.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 10

March 21, 2023
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The childhood obesity world is still feeling the repercussions of how the American Academy of Pediatrics greeted the new year by releasing new guidelines.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 9

March 20, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 8

March 17, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 7

March 16, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 6

March 15, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 5

March 14, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 4

March 13, 2023
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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.

AAP Guidelines — The Backlash Grows, Part 3

March 10, 2023
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Childhood Obesity News has been looking at some of the repercussions of the obesity prevention guidelines recently issued by the AAP.

AAP Guidelines — the Backlash Grows, Part 2

March 9, 2023
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We continue discussing the increasing unrest over the latest guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

AAP Guidelines — the Backlash Grows, Part 1

March 8, 2023
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Rather than settling down, resistance against the AAP guidelines grows more vehement as time passes.

What They Say About Bariatric Surgery for Kids — Part 2

March 7, 2023
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In the past weeks, Childhood Obesity News has been exploring many angles of the new obesity prevention guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

What They Say About Bariatric Surgery for Kids — Part 1

March 6, 2023
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Here is a look at some pieces discussing bariatric surgery that have appeared in the press in the recent past.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Surgery, Part 3

March 3, 2023
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Today’s post is our sixth bariatric surgery roundup in light of the publication of new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Surgery, Part 2

March 2, 2023
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Dr. Pretlow is working toward a world where both pharmaceuticals and bariatric surgery become exceedingly rare.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Surgery, Part 1

March 1, 2023
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Let’s look back on some previous Childhood Obesity News discussions about bariatric surgery, specifically, bariatric surgery for minors.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 4

February 28, 2023
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This continues the description of some uncommon but dangerous eating disorders, brought to public attention during National Eating Disorders Awareness Week.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 3

February 27, 2023
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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.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Drugs, Part 4

February 24, 2023
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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.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 2

February 23, 2023
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A lot of healthcare providers take issue with the standard of BMI measurement, which is mentioned in the updated AAP obesity prevention guidelines.

Guidelines, Quibbles and Quirks — Part 1

February 22, 2023
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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.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Drugs, Part 3

February 21, 2023
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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.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Drugs, Part 2

February 20, 2023
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“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.

Guidelines Backlash, the Biggies — Drugs, Part 1

February 17, 2023
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Now that the AAP has recommended weight-loss meds for teens and maybe even children, what kind of pharmaceuticals are we talking about here?

More Angles on the Guidelines

February 16, 2023
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There are fierce debates about whether doctors should mention the advisability of weight loss to juveniles, or even weigh them.

Angles on the Guidelines

February 15, 2023
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We’ve been discussing the collection of treatment guidelines newly issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the various reactions to them.

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OVERWEIGHT: What Kids Say explores the obesity problem from the often-overlooked perspective of children struggling with being overweight.

About Dr. Robert A. Pretlow

Dr. Robert A. Pretlow is a pediatrician and childhood obesity specialist. He has been researching and spreading awareness on the childhood obesity epidemic in the US for more than a decade.
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Presentations

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the American Society of Animal Science 2020 Conference
What’s Causing Obesity in Companion Animals and What Can We Do About It

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the World Obesity Federation 2019 Conference:
Food/Eating Addiction and the Displacement Mechanism

Dr. Pretlow’s Multi-Center Clinical Trial Kick-off Speech 2018:
Obesity: Tackling the Root Cause

Dr. Pretlow’s 2017 Workshop on
Treatment of Obesity Using the Addiction Model

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation for
TEC and UNC 2016

Dr. Pretlow’s invited presentation at the 2015 Obesity Summit in London, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s invited keynote at the 2014 European Childhood Obesity Group Congress in Salzburg, Austria.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2013 European Congress on Obesity in Liverpool, UK.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2011 International Conference on Childhood Obesity in Lisbon, Portugal.

Dr. Pretlow’s presentation at the 2010 Uniting Against Childhood Obesity Conference in Houston, TX.

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