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Why more doctors are treating children and adolescents with weight loss drugs

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75% Informative

Physicians are increasingly using weight loss drugs to treat obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions in young patients.

In the last three years , the number of people between the ages of 12 and 25 using drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic has surged nearly 600 percent .

Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Melanie Cree , a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital Colorado .

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80

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80

Neutral language

89

Article tone

formal

Language

English

Language complexity

51

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not offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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