Let’s briefly discuss the new 2023 AAP obesity guidelines in this episode.

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Key points:

-Obesity is now the most common chronic disease of childhood

-Children 10 years of age and older with obesity should have lipid, A1c, and ALT checked.

-Children ages 2-9 with obesity should have lipid checked and potentially ALT

-Treatment is multimodal and includes lifestyle modification, medications, and surgery.

AAP 2023 obesity guidelines:

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e2022060640/190443/Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for-the-Evaluation-and

NPR: AAP’s new childhood obesity guidance raises worries over the risk of eating disorders

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/15/1155521908/eating-disorder-obesity-guidance-risk-weight-loss

USA Today: Weight loss drugs and surgery- for kids? Why new obesity guidance is drawing scrutiny

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/01/19/aap-childhood-obesity-guidelines-scrutiny/11039166002/

2012 Dyslipidemia Screening

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/146/1_MeetingAbstract/636/4732/Pediatric-dyslipidemia-screening-by-pediatricians