Worrying new complications are being diagnosed in Irish children with severe obesity to add to an already long list of devastating side-effects. These are being noted by health professionals at Temple Street children’s hospital, Dublin, at the country’s only clinical multi-disciplinary service for youngsters with obesity. "Hopefully, the model of care for obesity will soon be implemented and we will see investment on the ground in order to support these very vulnerable children. “We need to better understand that severe obesity is not something that can be addressed overnight or with short-term interventions. “For those children and adolescents already diagnosed with obesity, we need to offer treatment and ongoing care following a chronic-care model,” she said.

Source: Irish Independent September 12, 2021 01:30 UTC