Rattler12 said:
They Mfg 's of Ozempic should set up a booth at the filming of the show Family Feud ......they'd make a fortune....
We have nearly 100 years of data showing that doctors advising lifestyle intervention is completely ineffective for obesity management. Of course there are individuals who decide to completely change their lives and can conquer obesity but the cure rate is roughly 4%. In obese children INTENSIVE intervention, which is defined as 26 hours of one on one, group counselling, and observed exercise per year has showing a very small percentage in BMI.
I have no idea where I can order insurance to cover that type of intensive program for obese families, especially in rural Texas with medicaid children.
The GLP-1's show amazing efficacy especially when paired with nutrition and lifestyle changes. They are far from perfect and can have severe side effects if not managed properly but they have potential to be society changing.
What really needs to be fixed is our broken food industry that is primarily driven into making highly processed high salt/cal/fat foods that get kids addicted at a young age and basically nukes their metabolism and hunger perception from a VERY young age. We need a full restructuring of the stupid food pyramid and more tax/expense on unhealthy foods to try and motivate families to eat fresh instead of drive thru.
Interventions for Children and Adolescents With High Body Mass IndexImplementing the Recommendations in Clinical Practice | Lifestyle Behaviors | JAMA Network Open | JAMA NetworkQuote:
Twenty-six contact hours of ILT equates to weekly, 1-hour sessions for 6 months.6 The evidence supports that, in general, the more contact hours, the better the weight outcomes. While ILT with at least 26 contact hours is associated with significant improvement in BMI (mean BMI difference,0.8; 95% CI, 1.2 to 0.4), interventions with at least 52 contact hours are associated with a stronger and more consistent BMI reduction (mean BMI difference, 2.0; 95% CI, 4.0 to 0.1).4,5 Identification of the necessary dose to improve outcomes is tremendously helpful in setting the bar for clinicians and families. However, this number can also be disheartening, given the limited capacity of staff, resources, and funding in clinical programs. How can health care practitioners supplement clinical care to meet this 26-hour threshold?
a -0.8 change in BMI with 26-52 hours of intervention is just brutal
eta: oops replied to wrong post sorry!
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