Last week I saw a news piece about a study testing out a weight loss drug on teens with high BMIs/”obesity”.* The piece touted the drug, semaglutide, at being a successful weight loss tool compared to “diet and lifestyle intervention alone,” and interviewed a female adolescent who had lost a significant amount of weight as part of the study (before and after photos of course included). This brought up a lot of emotions and thoughts in me, and made me wonder the details of the study that the news story likely either got wrong, misinterpreted or sensationalized.
Nutrition: weight loss drug for teens?
Nutrition: weight loss drug for teens?
Nutrition: weight loss drug for teens?
Last week I saw a news piece about a study testing out a weight loss drug on teens with high BMIs/”obesity”.* The piece touted the drug, semaglutide, at being a successful weight loss tool compared to “diet and lifestyle intervention alone,” and interviewed a female adolescent who had lost a significant amount of weight as part of the study (before and after photos of course included). This brought up a lot of emotions and thoughts in me, and made me wonder the details of the study that the news story likely either got wrong, misinterpreted or sensationalized.