Pediatrician Group That Recommends Weight Loss Medications for Children Receives Money From Manufacturers: Study

Contact Your Elected Officials

The funding was not disclosed in the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has taken in millions from companies that manufacture a new class of weight loss drugs, raising concerns about the organization’s endorsement of the drugs for children as young as 8 years old, researchers said in a new paper.

The AAP, in guidelines released in 2023, recommended that doctors should offer children aged 12 and older glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) and other weight loss drugs. The guidelines, which AAP said it vetted, also said clinicians could offer the drugs to children aged 8 to 11.

In the guidelines and an accompanying technical report—both of which AAP published in its journal, Pediatrics—no funding from makers of GLP-1 drugs was disclosed.

Researchers who examined possible conflicts using archived versions of the AAP website said in the new paper that GLP-1 drug manufacturers, including Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly—the two largest—paid around $2 million from 2012 to 2024 to the AAP. About a quarter of AAP’s national leaders separately received nearly $300,000 combined from 2017 to 2023 from corporations that developed the drugs, according to data from the AAP and a database of physician payments maintained by the government.

Additionally, 10 of the 27 members of the AAP committees that developed the childhood obesity guidelines received payments from GLP-1 drug developers from 2017 to 2023, the researchers found by examining the database.

Dr. Sarah Hampl, the lead author of the guidelines, who works for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, received $96.81 from Novo Nordisk in 2023 and another $225.81 from the company in 2024, according to the database.

Laura Schmidt, a professor at University of California, San Francisco, and other researchers said in the new study that there were also irregularities in the development of the guidelines, including there being no direct evidence of the efficacy or safety of GLP-1 agents in adolescents.

The financial ties between industry and the AAP, as well as the people who worked on the guidelines, and the irregularities, suggest the guidelines “should be interpreted with caution,” they wrote in the study, which was published by the British Medical Journal on July 7.

By Zachary Stieber

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

Blind Man’s Shutdown

Congress is playing the equivalent of Bind Man's Bluff. With the shout “tag your it” they seek to blame the other party for the government shutdown.

A Reluctant Acknowledgment: What Conservatives Can Admire in Everyday Progressives

Admirable ideological qualities seen in liberals and left-wing individuals are those of the everyday believer not their political leadership.

Ensuring Domestic Tranquility

The Supremacy Clause in Article VI of the U.S. Constitution establishes it as the highest law of the land, taking precedence over conflicting state laws.

Pam Bondi, Zohran Mamdani, and the ADL: Censorious Peas in a Pod

Typically, the only four circumstances under which the leadership...

Shut it Down – Shut it Down

Shut down and dismantle every federal agency not essential to citizens' life, health, or liberty — phase them out and end their power. permanently!

Trump Weighs on Cutting Agencies as Government Shutdown Enters Day 2

Trump to meet with OMB Dir. Vought to decide which agencies face cuts and whether reductions will be temporary or permanent.

Is There a 9/11 WTC and 9/10 Charlie Kirk Connection?

Strange parallels in online stories raise questions about whether Israelis and Mossad intelligence are our allies or adversaries.

Pam Bondi, Zohran Mamdani, and the ADL: Censorious Peas in a Pod

Typically, the only four circumstances under which the leadership...

Impact of Government Shutdown on Social Security: What to Know

SSA made it clear that retirement, survivor, and disability benefits are not subject to annual budget fights and will continue to be paid on time.

White House Withdraws EJ Antoni’s Nomination to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

The White House has withdrawn economist EJ Antoni’s nomination to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the White House confirmed on Sept. 30.

US to Impose 100 Percent Tariffs on Foreign-Made Movies, Trump Says

President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 29 that he will impose a 100 percent tariff on all movies produced outside the United States.

Trump to Host Netanyahu at White House to Discuss Gaza Peace Plan

President Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at the White House on Sept. 29 to discuss a ceasefire and broader peace plan for Gaza.

Trump Announces New Tariffs on Heavy Trucks, Drugs, Kitchen Cabinets, Other Products

President Trump will impose new tariffs next month on heavy trucks, branded drugs, kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities, and related products.
spot_img

Related Articles

Popular Categories

MAGA Business Central