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Doctors prescribe GLP-1 drugs to some children for weight loss

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Doctors prescribe GLP-1 drugs to some children for weight loss  — Siesta Key Health news

(Aging Untold) — BATON ROUGE, La. — Weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s, which are popular with adults, are now being prescribed for some children, according to Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician and Aging Untold host. Students learn healthy habits Students at Magnolia Woods Elementary in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, are learning about healthy eating and exercise as part of a statewide push to lower obesity rates. When lifestyle changes are not enough For some children, healthy eating and exercise are not enough, Rogers said. “Sometimes that just move more and eat less is not enough because you have genetics and all that,” Rogers said. “And then really, when you get too big, that’s a hormonal dysregulation.” Rogers said “GLP-1 agonists” are “huge in terms of getting rid of that food noise, that food noise and food chatter.” She said they are also “anti-inflammatory.” “Some people just need a little bit more help because of that hormonal dysregulation,” Rogers said. Who may be a cand

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