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UrduWith the skyrocketing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, health experts are noticing an increasing trend of use among younger Americans. According to new findings published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the number of teens and young adults prescribed…
Tag: Pediatric Obesity
Childhood sedentariness may cause premature liver damage in young adulthood
Children who are sedentary for more than six waking hours a day have a significantly increased risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by young adulthood, a new study finds. The research findings will be presented Saturday at ENDO 2024, the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston, Mass and published in Nature’s npj Gut and Liver.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Launches Pediatric Bariatric Surgery Program
The program increases much-needed access to surgical treatment
for youth with obesity