During a regular visit to the doctor, a friend’s pediatrician advised her 15-year-old to take semaglutide (e.g., Wegovy, Ozempic, GLP-1, or similar drugs). Let’s call the teenager “Leslie” for privacy reasons.
Leslie trains for something analogous to gymnastics or competitive dance. They’re active, doing cardio-fitness for three to five hours, three to four days a week. And the activity level has been like this for years.
Leslie’s BMI category lands above the “healthy/normal” range. That alone seemed to trigger the doctor’s recommendation to put Leslie on weight loss shots. (No laboratory blood work was performed, and no inquiry about how Leslie felt about their weight, whether it was a problem for Leslie, or even if Leslie wanted to change their weight.)
Whoa.
I have been hearing the same types of stories from friends and other clinicians, too. So, this aligns with experiences out there. To me, this is alarming. (Click for full article)
