Can Bariatric Surgery Save Obese Children?

I am a pediatric obesity surgeon and researcher. I’ve spent more than 20 years operating on, studying, and caring for kids and families living with obesity. In this episode with @TheDiabetesPodcast , I pull back the curtain on what’s really driving childhood obesity and why “eat less, move more” is nowhere near enough.

We get into why calling a child “obese” is harmful and why patient-first language matters, how the old “juvenile vs adult diabetes” labels broke down as type 2 started showing up in younger and younger kids, and what epigenetics actually means in real life when you’re trying to raise a healthy kid in an obesogenic world.

I explain why two teenagers at the same weight can have completely different metabolic risk, how genetics and epigenetics stack the deck, and what families can realistically change inside the home “biodome” even when the outside environment is working against them. We also talk about school policy, food deserts, SNAP, physical education, and why focusing only on willpower is a dead end.

If you’re a parent, clinician, or young adult who wants the unfiltered truth about childhood obesity and concrete places to start, this conversation is for you.

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