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Preventive Services Task Force concluded that existing evidence was inadequate to recommend obesity drugs, including Saxenda, for children and adolescents, citing the small number of studies and limited data on long-term treatment harms
Medication and Supplement Review Regular medication reviews with a clinician can clarify whether any prescription, over-the-counter drug, or supplement is contributing to bruising
Instead, they need strategies that account for consumers experiencing side effects, losing weight rapidly, microdosing, maintaining weight loss, or cycling off the medication entirely
Doctors consider being overweight or obese a serious medical condition associated with an array of life-threatening problems, including 13 types of cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and liver disease