Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults

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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
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Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults.

<p>WASHINGTON — At 17, Israel McKenzie was so burdened by obesity that he stopped going to high school in person and was embarrassed to speak to people at his restaurant job.

com/article/51017801/genetic-profile-may-predict-best-response-to-weight-loss-drug-wegovy" rel="follow" target="_blank">weight-loss drug Wegovy</a> helped him shed 110 pounds in nine months, making the rural Tennessee teen&

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