Teen ‘starvation’ trial researcher hits back at criticism

The concerns are 'overinflated' and 'perplexing', she says
Jocelyn Wright
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The leading paediatrician whose clinical trial for the treatment of teenage obesity has been branded a “gruelling and prolonged semi-starvation experiment” says she is perplexed by the controversy.

Nearly 20,000 people have signed a petition, started by Sydney clinical psychologist Louise Adams who claims the trial is unethical and should be abandoned.