Operating on an obese patient involves special challenges to the medical staff. So what are the decision criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgery?

How do patients escape from obesity? Cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are helpful — with or without weight loss surgery.

Until ways are figured out to help all patients get their heads straight, bariatric surgery can never be celebrated as a magic bullet.

Obesity is primarily a psychological problem and most likely a behavioral addiction, so addiction treatments might also be effective for treating obesity.

Children’s National Health System reported on a study showing how bariatric surgery affects kids with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments.

The previous post discussed the new American Academy of Pediatrics policy which is based on the premise that, when considering bariatric surgery for a child, “there is no evidence to support the application of age-based eligibility limits.” It was also …

Research suggests that adolescence is a good time for bariatric surgery, and that teens fare much better that adults. But, of, course, it’s complicated.

If the patient’s obesity is medically correctable, that is a contraindication, otherwise known as a reason not to choose surgery.

The WHO estimates that by the year 2025 there will be 70 million obese or overweight children age 5 and younger worldwide.

Inspired by the approaching MLK holiday, we examine the effect of culture on the obesity stats of different ethnic groups.

Society seems to extend an ironclad promise that if teens lose weight they will feel better about themselves, which is not valid in many or even most cases.

To observe the upcoming holiday that honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Childhood Obesity News is looking back at issues connected with ethnicity and race.

Where obesity is concerned, non-white Americans are under a disadvantage, part of which consists of the fact that many are economically disadvantaged.

This particular rabbit hole connects the world’s water supply with the astonishing audacity and relentless greed of Big Soda.

The Big Soda industry is not content to offer soda as an alternate choice to water, it wants to replace it entirely, also contributing to water insecurity.

Research proves again and again that the extra calories from sugary drinks increase the risk of childhood obesity.

Many people agree that childhood obesity is a social justice issue, and should be addressed by policy makers, the education system, and parents. But how?

What part of the world consumes the relative highest amount of sugar-sweetened beverages? The Caribbean.

Among other disreputable acts, the Coca-Cola Company has been accused of co-opting and corrupting the music industry.

A worldwide pattern is becoming apparent, including in the U.S., where the Big Soda industry has manipulated public health policy for its benefit.

The preoccupation with long-term effects of artificial flavor enhancers, voiced by concerned health professionals, is justified for many reasons.

Why should we avoid food additives? It is pretty clear that some, if not all, of them affect the body in ways that enable obesity.

Artificially-sweetened beverages are just as awful as sugar-sweetened beverages in their own way.

Can we just stipulate that are sweeteners (and especially the artificial ones) all harmful, and move on to actually making some kind of difference?

Here at Childhood Obesity News, it is Santa’s waist circumference that grabs our attention. When did he last have a checkup?

The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is a modifiable risk factor, otherwise known as “a thing we can do something about.”

The Coca-Cola Company has a history of quite pushy behavior in regard to the federal government, resulting in what critics describe as a very cozy relationship.

There’s pushback against Coke and its arrogant corporate ways, including the “Holidays Are Coming” truck that the company wishes to make a cherished tradition.

The late Dr. Billi Gordon saw the importance of admitting painful truths about the double-edged sword of food abundance during the holiday.

By the time adolescence rolls around obesity is established. So, when it comes to sustaining weight loss over the long term, who is able to succeed?