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Children’s BMI 'doubled' during pandemic, shocking study says - New York Post
Sep 17, 2021 1 min, 2 secs
David Buchin, director of Bariatric Surgery at Northwell Health-Huntington Hospital, told The Post.

“In terms of bariatric surgery, this is one of the busiest years we’ve ever had,” he said.

Jun Tashiro, a pediatric surgeon at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone, also reported increased interest in his Adolescent Healthy Weight Program.

It’s part of the steady growth the field of bariatric surgery has seen over the past decade or so, though the pandemic has done patients no favors.

The findings mean that kids who were already behind in terms of healthy weight now have even greater catch-up work to do.

Moreover, the stresses of a lifestyle upheaval have left some frazzled parents without the time, energy or financial support to promote healthy habits in their kids.

It is not a perfect measurement of overall health; rather, it shows doctors whether children are growing disproportionately at a rapid rate, indicating unchecked weight gain.

The rate of change among obese children during the eight-month study was 5.3 times higher during the pandemic, suggesting weight gain.

“Weight gain at this rate over 6 months is estimated to result in 6.1 and 7.6 pounds (2.8 and 3.5 kilograms), respectively, compared with 2.7 pounds (1.2 kilograms) in a person with healthy weight,” they explained in their report.

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