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Canada Pushes Obesity Drugs for Kids, Neglects Care — Coastal Front

Summary by coastalfront.ca
Canada’s national guideline for treating childhood obesity has been updated for the first time in nearly two decades, and it now recommends considering the use of weight-loss drugs in children as young as 12.The move has sparked concern due to the limited data available on long-term use of these drugs in adolescents. The guideline itself acknowledges that the long-term safety and health impacts of GLP-1 receptor agonists in children are unknown.…
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coastalfront.ca broke the news in on Thursday, April 17, 2025.
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