Big Pharma is ready to cash in on the latest cash crop in American health care: childhood obesity.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published new guidelines on tackling childhood obesity Monday, and they recommend a cocktail of pills and surgeries as long-term remedies for weight loss.
Rather than kick the kids outside and turn off their cell phones, the aggressive guidance suggests children aged 12 and older struggling with obesity be prescribed medication alongside lifestyle changes to confront the obesity epidemic surging in adolescents. Obese teens aged 13 and up are recommended to be screened as candidates
