But experts say that the old approach of “watchful waiting” often failed and that many children developed lifelong health issues.
Savoye had been hopeful the information would help drive home the reality of obesity as a chronic medical condition, rather than just a consequence of lifestyle choices. Instead, she found her work caught up in the latest culture-war front over fat.access to treatment, which insurance does not always cover, and worry that earlier medical interventions may create more fat-shaming ofConservative commentators have suggested that the guidelines offer an easy out for poor lifestyle choices.
“This is all part of the erosion and attack on science,” Castrucci said, “and now that attack is starting to move beyond covid.”Savoye acknowledges that there is legitimate debate about the right approach to combating a problem whose root causes relate to food marketing, the environment, genetics, racism, access to insurance and many other aspects of science and society. But she said that when she saw some of the misleading commentary, “actually I got angry.
musculoskeletal disorders, among other conditions — all of which can lead to early death or disability. “If you are a kid who was diagnosed at 13, that means that by the time you are in your 20s, you may already be experiencing complications. And that is scary,” Kim said. “There were real medical harms and quality-of-life harms for something we could effectively treat,” he said.
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