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Nearly 1 in 6 Children on GLP-1 Drugs Face Nutritional Deficiencies

Original: Nearly 1 in 6 Children Taking GLP-1 Drugs Develop Nutritional Deficiencies

New research indicates that close to one in six children taking GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes medications develop nutritional deficiencies. The finding raises concerns about the dietary impact of these increasingly prescribed drugs in pediatric care, with experts urging monitoring of vitamins and minerals in young patients on long-term treatment.

Why now: GLP-1 drugs are rapidly expanding into pediatric use, and this new safety finding about children's nutrition is prompting concern among parents and clinicians.

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