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Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?


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Should weight loss drugs be used to treat obesity in children?

Semaglutide is an injectable weight loss medication sold under the name Wegovy

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As the number of weight loss drugs on the market has increased, so has confusion about the appropriate time for doctors to suggest someone begins using them – especially when it comes to children. Now, conflicting advice offered by two major US healthcare organisations is muddying the water even more.

Last year, the ********* Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) shocked people by recommending the use of weight loss medications in children as young as age 12 in an effort to address soaring rates of childhood…



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