New Treatment Guidelines for Obese Kids Include Aggressive Therapies | EWTN News Nightly

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There are some new treatment guidelines for the more than 14 million obese kids and teens in the United States. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends aggressive therapies like pills and surgeries early on as long-term remedies for weight loss. The new guidance moves away from watchful waiting or delayed treatment to see if kids outgrow obesity. Author and Staff Writer at the Federalist, Tristan Justice, discusses the new guidelines and else he can tell us. The guidelines urge early treatment options at the "highest available intensity." Some pretty strong language is used. Justice shares what this suggests about the gravity of the situation regarding kids and obesity in the United States. He talks about the health risks that come hand in hand with obesity. Some of the contributing factors behind childhood obesity are cell phones, screen time and fast food. Justice explains whether any of these lifestyle issues are mentioned in the recommendations. The proposed weight loss medications include drugs like Orlistat and Metformin which can carry their own complications and side effects. What's more, obese teens 13 and up can be screened as candidates for bariatric surgery. Justice reacts to this. He fills us in on what else he is following. EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf

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