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Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
Doctors say the longstanding practice of "watchful waiting," or delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity on their own, only worsens the problem.
The longstanding practice of delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity on their own only worsens the problem, American Academy of Pediatricians say.
Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new U.S. guidelines released Monday.
Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday. The longstanding practice of “watchful waiting,” or delaying treatment to see whether children and teens outgrow or overcome obesity on…