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Study bolsters evidence that severe obesity increasing in young US kids
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA new study adds to evidence that severe obesity is becoming more common in young U.S. children....
More kids are getting bariatric surgeries to lose weight. Here's what parents need to know.
Yahoo Life Style via AOL· 11 months agoAs rates of severe obesity in kids rise, more are turning to bariatric surgeries. But is it safe?...
Weight loss drugs and surgery – for kids? Why new obesity guidance is drawing scrutiny.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFaith Anne Heeren vividly remembers the day she first became aware of her weight. It was first...
How will the obesity epidemic end? With kids.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor’s note: Part 6 of a six-part USA TODAY series examining America’s obesity epidemic. Each of the children in Betty McNear's home day care has a...
Ozempic for kids? Inside the debate on adolescents taking weight-loss drugs
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTeen brothers at the pool Getty Images/Karan Kapoor Time and time again, public health officials say...
New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoChildren struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including...
More teens are getting weight loss surgery but some experts think more needs to be done
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new study found the rate of weight loss surgery among teenagers has doubled in recent years, but...
Childhood obesity should be treated early and aggressively, new guidelines say. Is that safe?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoclose up of a hand holding a medical device, that being a pen designed to inject the user with the...
Obesity was long considered a personal failing. Science shows it's not.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor’s note: Part 1 of a six-part USA TODAY series examining America’s obesity epidemic. Barbara...
Teens Are Taking Wegovy for Weight Loss. But Doctors Have a Lot to Learn
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCredit - Molly Cranna for TIME For a long time, if Dr. Emily Breidbart, a pediatric endocrinologist...