Kelsey MM, Zaepfel A, Bjornstad P, Nadeau KJ
Examples: 16-year-old boy: BMI 27.5 (24.2 is 85th percentile) 16-year-old girl: BMI 29 (24.5 is 85th percentile) 17-year-old boy: BMI 28.4 (25.0 is 85th percentile) 17-year-old girl: BMI 29.5 (25.1 is 85th percentile) Exclusion or Contraindications GLP-1 therapy is not recommended for teens with: A personal or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or MEN2 A history of pancreatitis Severe gastrointestinal disease , such as gastroparesis or inflammatory bowel disease flare Current pregnancy or planning pregnancy Active eating disorder or untreated major psychiatric illness If your teen has any of these conditions, our providers will guide you toward safer, more appropriate options
What I dont see in my patients : dependence, withdrawal, or hormonal disruption
Thats not all we do, however
Front-loading protein at breakfast and lunch, before appetite suppression peaks later in the day, is a practical scheduling strategy many women find effective
adults have ever taken a GLP-1 agonist, only 40% of these have taken it to lose weight.[6] This means 4.8% of Americans have ever taken Ozempic, Wegovy or another GLP-1 medication in order to lose weight