For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach. An influential task force, the US Preventive Services Task Force, recommends behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy. Pediatricians argue that they need these pharmaceutical tools now, despite the task force's stance that there is inadequate research to support the use of Wegovy-type drugs for children with obesity. A national advisory group also supports behavioral therapy.
A national advisory group recommends behavioral therapy to treat obesity in children, saying drugs like Wegovy have "inadequate" research so far. https://t.co/DORIis3GB8
To treat obesity in children, the US Preventive Services Task Force favors behavioral therapy over drugs like Wegovy, via @cooney_liz https://t.co/zvedYOfjMq
An influential task force says there's not enough data to recommend Wegovy-type drugs for children with obesity. Pediatricians, meanwhile, say they need these tools now. https://t.co/nYan9XXRqp
For many US 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 https://t.co/qOHuBV81bK
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. https://t.co/eJ0P4rwAbW https://t.co/eJ0P4rwAbW