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by bitcoin_anon 610 days ago
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests starting children on weight loss medication as early as 12 years old:

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/151/2/e20220...

The farmers are subsidized to grow the corn. 10% of SNAP benefits are spent on sugary drinks. Yet we're expected to believe that these children were born w/ the chronic disease of obesity and they'll need to be on these drugs their whole lives.