EPISODE 29: Concerning the American Academy of Pediatrics New Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents With Obesity (Part 2)

This episode is the second half of a discussion - please listen to part one if you haven’t yet to get the most of the conversation.

 In this ep, we will hear the rest of Baby V’s story and share our recommendations on how the AAP’s guidelines could be improved - as well as how parents and caretakers of children can speak about food and weight to proactively avoid stigmitization. In addition, we discuss the Academy for Eating Disorders’ response to the guidelines and proposed revisions due to concerns for how the current guidelines’ could exacerbate or even create eating disorders. Please read the resources below to learn more:

AAP’s New GUIDELINES

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

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e2022060641/190440/Executive-Summary-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for

The AED’s recommendation for revision:

https://www.newswise.com/articles/the-academy-for-eating-disorders-releases-a-statement-on-the-recent-american-academy-of-pediatrics-clinical-practice-guideline-for-weight-related-care-first-do-no-harm

Resource for parents/caretakers: How to talk to kids about food and weight:

https://www.whattosaynow.org/simpleguide/