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Romariz and colleagues show that GLP-1 agonists decrease body weight, body mass index (BMI), and waist circumference in children aged 619 with obesity
Overall, a new era in obesity care is starting, as multiple effective obesity pharmacotherapies with different mechanisms of action and routes of administration may become available over next years
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