Episode 328: Childhood Obesity Fueling Pharma Profits vs. Sustainable Solutions

Have you heard the new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics on childhood obesity? If you have, you are likely as astounded and outraged as we are to hear drug therapy and bariatric surgery recommended to children as a way to manage the growing problem of childhood obesity. Tune in to hear us break down the new guidelines and offer sustainable, cost-affordable solutions for families. 

Obesity currently affects about 20% of children and 42% of adults, and we agree this is a problem that needs to be faced head on. However, recommending drugs and weight loss surgery to children without offering any guidance on diet and exercise is just not a sustainable solution. In fact, the AAP guidance could have devastating effects on children while, no surprise, driving big profits for pharma. Learn how carb awareness, low carb, and detox support can be appropriate for overweight and obese children, creating whole body wellness for a lifetime. Plus we discuss the role of nutrient deficiency, essential supplementation, exercise and more in combating this multifaceted issue. 

Also in this episode: 

American Academy of Pediatrics Childhood Obesity Recommendations

Episode 323: Ozempic, Wonder Drug or too Good to be True?

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adolescents with Obesity

Pharmacologic treatment of pediatric obesity

Who Funds the AAP?AAP Top Donor List

Nutrition Misinformation Driving ObesityTufts Food Compass

New Government Funded “Food-Pyramid” Says Lucky Charms Are Healthier Than Steak

Sustainable Solutions to Childhood Obesity

Carb Awareness & Low CarbMetabolic impact of a ketogenic diet compared to a hypocaloric diet in obese children and adolescents

Effect of low-carbohydrate, unlimited calorie diet on the treatment of childhood obesity: a prospective controlled study

Making Low Carb Kid School Lunches (4 Essential Tips)

3 Rules For Balanced Kid's Snacks (NO Naked CARBS!)

Food as Medicine for the Whole Family

Low Carb Kids Lunches

Get Kids Away from Grazing

Support DetoxificationCellular Antiox

BroccoDetox

Ultimate Detox

10 Day Real Food Detox

Support Microbiome BalanceKidsBiotic

Restore Baseline Probiotic

Rebuild Spectrum Probiotic 

Correct Nutrient DeficiencyMultiAvail Kids

EPA DHA Liquid 

Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Overweight or Obese Children and Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Kids Essentials Bundle

Vitamin D Deficiency & Childhood Obesity: A Tale of Two Epidemics

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