Docs Worry Not Enough Known About GLP-1s and Teens
About 20% of teenagers have weight problems, a figure that is anticipated to increase over the next couple of years. And while popular weight-loss drugs are a possible tool for doctors looking after these youths, lots of physicians are not yet sure that these drugs are prepared to be front-line treatments."Over the last a number of years we've had a considerable boost in youth-onset weight problems," stated Sheela Magge, MD, chief of pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.Together with weight problems, Magge stated, comes problems such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and high cholesterol. Youth and teen weight problems might likewise cause bad self-confidence and depression."I believe it's a crisis, truthfully," states Susma Shanti Vaidya, MD, MPH, a basic pediatr...