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GLP-1 drugs are rarely indicated for teens, though there are certain circumstances in which a pediatric specialist (like an endocrinologist or an obesity medicine physician) may recommend them, says Whitney Casares, MD, MPH, pediatrician and author of My-One-of-a-Kind Body
That is enough to wreck how your clothes fit and nowhere near enough to reach a BMI of 30, which is where most intake forms start
However, in my practice within dermatology and obesity medicine, I find hair loss more common, with approximately 55% of my patients on these medications reporting hair loss or changes in hair texture
Adults on GLP-1 therapy typically require 1.2 to 1.6 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight daily to preserve lean muscle mass
That means stabilizing blood sugar, improving muscle mass, reducing visceral fat, supporting sleep and stress recovery, and optimizing nutrition in a way that helps the body use energy more efficiently
Beyond triple agonism, researchers are exploring other combination approaches, including incretin plus amylin agonism or incretin plus FGF21 activation
