Teens using weight-loss drug Wegovy jumps 50%

Wegovy use among U.S. teens up 50%

Teens using weight-loss drug Wegovy jumps 50% American teens are increasingly turning to the weight-loss drug Wegovy, as more families and their doctors gain confidence in its use for young people with obesity. This is according to new data, shared with Reuters.

American teens are increasingly turning to the weight-loss drug Wegovy, as more families and their doctors gain confidence in its use for young people with obesity.

This is according to new data, shared with Reuters.

The average rate of teens beginning treatment with the highly effective drug grew 50% last year.

This is just a fraction of the estimated 23-thousand out of every 100-thousand teens in the country who are living with obesity.