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

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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 Subscribe to Dateline: https://bit.ly/3gkQHtr Website http://www.sbs.com.au/news/dateline Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DatelineSBS/ Twitter https://twitter.com/datelinesbs Instagram https://www.instagram.com/datelinesbs/ Watch more Dateline, SBS 9.30pm Tuesday, and on SBS On Demand. Dateline is an Australian award-winning international documentary series with a current affairs backbone. Every week we transport you to a different part of the world to share half-hour stories about family, social injustice, identity, tragedy, redemption and survival. We scour the globe to bring you special characters and a world of daring stories. Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints