Can Surgery and Weight-Loss Drugs Fix Childhood Obesity? | Full Episode | SBS Dateline

Nearly one in five children in the United States are obese, and parents are being urged to pursue radical treatment options. Dateline meets the kids who have had life-altering bariatric surgery at age 12.
00:00 Intro
02:40 Growing up obese
04:25 A genetic disorder that keeps the brain hungry
06:37 Life after bariatric surgery at 12
10:01 How does bariatric surgery work?
11:34 How have the AAP guidelines for childhood obesity treatment changed?
12:49 When the surgery doesn't work
14:29 What is semaglutide, more commonly known as Ozempic and Wegovy?
17:26 The overweight people who are rejecting weight-loss interventions and fighting weight stigma
19:40 Challenging a myth that heavy can't mean healthy
20:30 A body neutrality activist and a pediatric surgeon debate the new AAP guidelines
23:12 A success story
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