The guidelines are rooted in a premise that should have been rejected long ago: that weight loss is the best path to health and happiness.
Tag: American Academy of Pediatrics
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New Guidelines Underscore Complexity of Childhood Obesity
The A.A.P. is recommending early and intensive interventions. Can that happen without furthering stigma?
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Want to Regain Parents’ Trust, Public Health Institutions? Be Humble.
Definitive statements on open questions isn’t the way.
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Medical Impact of Roe Reversal Goes Beyond Abortion Clinics, Doctors Say
State abortion bans carry narrow but sometimes vague exceptions, and years of prison time. That’s forcing doctors to think like lawyers, and hospitals to create new protocols.
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More Children Are Swallowing Batteries and Landing in the E.R.
Twice as many kids needed treatment after putting button batteries in their mouths, noses and ears compared with the previous decade, a new study says. Here’s how to prevent it, and what to do if it happens.