#14 - Prescription Drugs for Weight Loss in Kids (Podcast Review)

James and I unpack the debate staged on Bari Weiss's podcast Honesty, about the over prescription of the now popularized weight loss drug, Ozempic.

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The drug has been prescribed to children as young at 12 years of age, despite the lack of any longitudinal research into the side effects.

In addition, we un pack the message this send's to the younger generations and how it informs their prioritization of physical activity and health.

We also discuss some markers of when the prescription of this type of drug should be considered vs not. 

We'd love to hear your thoughts so please leave a comment or reach out.

The mission of the Fitness in Youth podcast is to;

• Explore new ways to help make youth fitness a priority, fun, and for them
• Empower parents, policy makers and professionals with the tools to help their communities, today
• Elevate the intentions of the health & fitness industry, for the better (long-term)

About the hosts:

• James Fitzgerald - OPEX Fitness
  • James FitzGerald is the founder of OPEX (Formerly OPT) and The International Center for Fitness. When not coaching, he’s a full time husband, father and fitness athlete. His 20+ years of experience and service as a strength coach/technician, tireless practice on refining energy system work, nutritional and lifestyle balancing techniques and training of other coaches has made OPEX a sought after method of bringing fitness to a higher order.
• Dan Young - YOUNGTraining
  • Formerly a professional water polo player, Dan found an insatiable thirst for knowledge on how he could align and optimize behaviors to improve his performance as an athlete. This lead him to make the transition from athlete to coach and pay forward the knowledge and tools he acquired working under some of the industries best. His passion is working with the youth, to give them the tools to navigate their health long term and in so doing, change the landscape of the fitness industr...