Weight-Loss Options for US Youth Are Hard to Come By By Robin Respaut and Chad Terhune (Reuters) - For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment ...

June 17 (Reuters) - For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach - and it's not the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy. Leading ...

Use of the weekly injection can involve great cost, with limited data on long-term ... among a handful of countries trying new weight-loss drugs in youth. Any lessons learned could inform health ...

In each year assessed, far more adults than youth got weight-loss surgery — the annual rate ... "This data shows us that adolescents and their families are indeed interested in pursuing surgery ...

(Reuters) - For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach - and it's not the popular weight-loss ... says that youth aged 12 ...

Use of the weekly injection can involve great cost, with limited data ... may not be enough. The US is among a handful of countries trying new weight-loss drugs in youth. Any lessons learned ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics says that youth aged 12 and older should be offered medications for obesity, but only as an "adjunct to health behavior and lifestyle treatment." ...

Use of the weekly injection can involve great cost, with limited data on long-term ... among a handful of countries trying new weight-loss drugs in youth. Any lessons learned could inform health ...