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2. Weight-loss options for US youth are hard to come by - AOL

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   Novo Nordisk's Wegovy was approved for adults in 2021 and for adolescents in late 2022, offering a highly effective way to lose weight for the first time. Novo still cannot meet demand for the ...

3. 15 Alternatives to Ozempic for Weight Loss - AOL

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   Victoza. There are more semaglutide alternatives for weight loss. Victoza is also a GLP-1 receptor agonist, but the active ingredient is liraglutide. Liraglutide works in a similar way to ...

4. Weight Loss Drugs Aren't Usually Covered By Insurance—But ...

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   Depending on the company and coverage plan, some medications, like Wegovy, are now covered for weight loss, but for people on Medicare, a 2003 law actually prevents weight loss medication coverage.

5. Dietitian - Wikipedia

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   A dietitian, medical dietitian, or dietician[ 1 ] is an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, for example designing an enteral tube feeding regimen or mitigating the effects of cancer cachexia. Many dietitians work in hospitals and usually see specific patients where a ...

6. Weight loss - Wikipedia

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   Intentional weight loss is the loss of total body mass as a result of efforts to improve fitness and health, or to change appearance through slimming. Weight loss is the main treatment for obesity, [1] [2] [3] and there is substantial evidence this can prevent progression from prediabetes to type 2 diabetes with a 7–10% weight loss and manage cardiometabolic health for diabetic people with a ...

7. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery (or metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a medical term for surgical procedures used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [1] [2] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size, reduction of nutrient absorption, or a combination of these.