Children and adolescents are anticipated to achieve weight as they age, however how a lot is an excessive amount of? Childhood weight problems charges are on the rise, together with disordered consuming amongst teenagers. So how can children and their mother and father handle this head on? Dr. Jack Yanovski, a pediatric endocrinologist on the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development recommends first figuring out who’s most involved concerning the weight. From there, he tells Sanjay concerning the causes and penalties of excessive physique weight in children, in addition to therapy choices – which embody weight reduction medicines for kids as younger as 12. Dr. Yanovski additionally provides steerage on methods to discuss to children about meals and weight.
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