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AAP Issues First Guideline in 15 Years on Treating Childhood Obesity in Children, Adolescents
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<section><h2><h2><p>The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued <a href="https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e2022060641/190440/Executive-Summary-Clinical-Practice-Guideline-for" target="_blank">its first guideline in 15 years</a> on treating childhood obesity in children and adolescents.<br /></p><p>Within the new guidelines’ Key Action Statements was a recommendation that “Pediatricians and other PHCPs should offer referral for adolescents 13 years and older with severe obesity (BMI ≥ 120% of the 95th percentile for age and sex) for evaluation for metabolic and bariatric surgery to local or regional comprehensive multidisciplinary pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery centers." </p></h2><h2><p>Do you agree with this Key Action Statement?<span style="font-size:1.5em;"></span></p></h2></h2><p></p></section><section><h2>A. Yes, pediatricians and primary health care professionals should have the option to make a referral to pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery centers for this patient population.</h2></section><section><h3>B. Yes, the urgency of the obesity problem warrants this recommendation.</h3></section><section><h3>C. No, this recommendation is too aggressive for children and adolescents.</h3></section><section><h3>D. No, the AAP graded the quality of evidence a C; we need to wait for better studies.</h3></section>
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