Evolving Attitudes and Exercise

February 25, 2020
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What’s the role of regular exercise in the prevention and the treatment of obesity? Let’s take a look at some studies.

Be Your Own Research Primate

February 24, 2020
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The title describes the philosophy of scientific innovators through the ages who have tried out theories, substances, and interventions on themselves.

The Ever-Changing Reputation of Exercise

February 21, 2020
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The food industry promotes physical activity as a solution for obesity, but obesity is neither a poor nutrition nor lack of exercise problem.

Everything You Know About Milk Is Still Wrong

February 20, 2020
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We pick up from the previous post discussing the virtues of whole milk versus low-fat or skim, and how it relates to childhood obesity.

Everything You Know About Milk is Wrong… Unless It Isn’t

February 19, 2020
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Some studies concluded that higher intake of cow-milk fat corresponded with a lower occurrence of childhood obesity.

Fatfighters Fight Frustration

February 18, 2020
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In the U.K., one of the most expensive manifestations of globesity is the amount of time and energy spent moving morbidly obese people from place to place.

Diabetes and Worst-Case Scenarios

February 17, 2020
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Obesity and diabetes go together like peanut butter and jelly, and the Type 2 populations of teens, and even children, have recently exploded.

The Role of Cognitive Behavior Therapy-Based Treatment

February 14, 2020
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Can the displacement mechanism serve as a basis for a weight-loss intervention? Research shows cognitive behavioral therapy can help with food withdrawal.

The Hand-Brain Alliance

February 13, 2020
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Writing things down can be very useful as there is a complicity between the hand and the brain, and power in creating a contract with oneself.

Tapping the Source of Malaise

February 12, 2020
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It’s not the substance that causes the addiction but life events. So, what are the implications of this displacement mechanism construct for obesity treatment?

The Tricky Mind

February 11, 2020
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What causes addiction, especially the non-chemical kind? This involves an examination of displacement behaviors.

Unable to Say No

February 10, 2020
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Obesity shows strong indications of being an addiction, but what causes addiction, especially the non-chemical kind?

Sometimes We Can Only Ask, What Was I Thinking?

February 7, 2020
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We have all heard of “buyer’s remorse.” A similar emotion is “overeating regret,” the self-abnegation that can follow a food binge, or even a single dessert.

Dr. Pretlow’s Most Recent Presentation

February 6, 2020
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Let’s look at Dr. Pretlow’s presentation, “Food/Eating Addiction and Displacement Theory,” from the World Obesity Federation 2019 Conference in Oman.

Roaring Into the Twenties

February 5, 2020
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For children and teens, we see here increasing evidence for the acceptability and viability of an addiction model treatment of obesity.

Conscience and Consent

February 4, 2020
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What kinds of stressors could affect children and violate the principles of non-maleficence? In some cases, its pressure to consent to weight loss surgery.

Bariatric Surgery and Consent

February 3, 2020
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Bariatric surgery is major surgery that radically and permanently changes a child’s anatomy. Can a child genuinely consent to such a life-changing procedure?

Bariatric Surgery, Qualifications, and Conscience

January 31, 2020
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Operating on an obese patient involves special challenges to the medical staff. So what are the decision criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgery?

Evaluation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

January 30, 2020
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How do patients escape from obesity? Cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are helpful — with or without weight loss surgery.

Still More on the Mind and Bariatric Surgery

January 29, 2020
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Until ways are figured out to help all patients get their heads straight, bariatric surgery can never be celebrated as a magic bullet.

More on Bariatric Surgery and the Mind

January 28, 2020
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Obesity is primarily a psychological problem and most likely a behavioral addiction, so addiction treatments might also be effective for treating obesity.

Bariatric Surgery and the Mind

January 27, 2020
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Children’s National Health System reported on a study showing how bariatric surgery affects kids with developmental disabilities and cognitive impairments.

Can Best Be Improved On?

January 24, 2020
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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 …

Why Operating on Children and Teens Is Okay

January 23, 2020
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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.

Body, Mind, and Bariatric Surgery

January 22, 2020
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If a person was unable to cope with things like dietary restriction before bariatric surgery, how are they a good bet for coping with what comes after surgery?

Does It Have to Be Surgery?

January 21, 2020
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If the patient’s obesity is medically correctable, that is a contraindication, otherwise known as a reason not to choose surgery.

Hair, Stress, and Obesity

January 16, 2020
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Inspired by the approaching MLK holiday, we examine the effect of culture on the obesity stats of different ethnic groups.

Expectations, Acceptance, and Disappointment

January 15, 2020
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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.

Race, Culture, and Obesity

January 14, 2020
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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.

The Voracious Thirst of Beverage Corporations

January 8, 2020
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Research proves again and again that the extra calories from sugary drinks increase the risk of childhood obesity.

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Profiles: Kids Struggling with Weight

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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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