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Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year

Many kids who take these drugs aren't given dietary counseling, a recent study suggests.

Tarun Mottlia

Via Gizmodo

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Nearly 1 in 6 Kids on GLP-1s Developed This Problem Within a Year
Image: A GLP-1 injectable. © Jaap Arriens via Getty

The growing trend of children and teens using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic isn’t completely without its risks. Recent research shows that young people are sometimes developing nutritional deficiencies after they start taking one of these drugs.

Scientists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and others examined the medical records of children and teens who went on a GLP-1. Almost one in six ended up newly diagnosed with a deficiency, they found. The results suggest that doctors should be keeping…

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